Friday 18 September, 16:00

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Reservation strongly recommended, subject to availability.

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September 2026

Friday 18
- 16:00 - 17:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Visual impairment

Motor impairment

Maison Poincaré

11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris

Paris

Île-de-France

Computing machines: an asset in danger

Name: Computing machines: an asset in danger
Start: 2026-09-18T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison Poincaré

Conference

Friday 18 September, 16:00

Conditions

Reservation strongly recommended, subject to availability.

Registration

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Visual impairment

Motor impairment

Maison Poincaré

A conference dedicated to computing machines will be based on the collection kept at the Institut Henri Poincaré (IHP), composed of computing machines and drawing machines dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The IHP also hosted in the 1930s some of the first calculation laboratories in France, which developed calculators as part of scientific mobilization, which disappeared in the debacle of 1940. He would later receive one of the first French computers.
This heritage highlights a paradox: while some ancient pieces have been preserved, a significant part of the scientific and computer heritage of the 20th century has been destroyed or dispersed. This meeting thus aims to raise awareness of the fragility of this heritage and to question the contemporary issues of its preservation.
Accessible to the general public, the carte blanche lecture by Pierre Mounier-Kuhn, a computer historian who teaches the history of science and technology at CentraleSupélec, will propose an approach combining historical narrative and critical reflection, asking in particular the following question: How to preserve, present and transmit the digital heritage?

September 2026

Friday 18
- 16:00 - 17:00

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Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Maison Poincaré

11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris

Paris

Île-de-France

On 900 m2 in the heart of Paris, discover the influence of mathematics on our society and in our daily lives! This new exhibition and exchange space at the Henri Poincaré Institute (CNRS & Sorbonne University) is open to all. It is dedicated to mathematics and their interactions, particularly in relation to other disciplines: physics, biology, sociology, digital sciences, environmental and climate sciences, economics, philosophy, arts, etc. Come understand the approach of today’s researchers and explore the history of mathematics through cultures and arts.

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September 2026

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Rechenmaschinen: ein gefährdetes Vermögen

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Computing machines: an asset in danger

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This event includes accessibility accommodations

Macchine per il calcolo: un patrimonio a rischio

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Machines à calcul : un patrimoine en danger

Conditions

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This event includes accessibility accommodations

Máquinas de cálculo: un patrimonio en peligro

Conditions

Registration

This event includes accessibility accommodations

September 2026