Computing Centre of Madrid Complutense University

Computing Centre of Madrid Complutense University

The Computing Centre of Madrid Complutense University (in Spanish: Centro de Cálculo de la Universidad de Madrid) was created on 13 January 1966 after an agreement established between Complutense University of Madrid and IBM.

The electronic equipment given by IBM was composed by an IBM 7090 calculator with a reading capacity of 250 cards per minute, an IBM 1401, a plotter which was able to print 600 lines per minute and other auxiliary equipment.

The sober and rationalist two story building was constructed in 1966 and designed by Miguel Fisac. Computing in Spain was incipient and it was created with the specific function to apply the new calculus techniques in investigation, architecture, learning and art.

The “Seminario de Generación Automática de Formas Plásticas" was of great importance amongst its first activities, where visual artists, musicians, engineers, architects and programmers shared a pioneer experience of Net-Art generating models, designs, paintings music, videos and 3-D animations. Among them were Eduardo Arrechea, Florentino Briones, Guillermo Searle, Javier Seguí de la Riva, Domingo Sarrey, José Luis Alexanco, Elena Asins, Barbadillo, Luis Lugán, Eduardo Sanz, Soledad Sevilla, Eusebio Sempere y José María López Yturralde.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Computing Centre of Madrid Complutense University — The Computing Centre of Complutense University of Madrid was created on 1966 01 13 after an agreement established between the University and IBM.The electronic equipment given by IBM was composed by an IBM 7090 calculator with a reading capacity… …   Wikipedia

  • University of Oulu — Oulun yliopisto Latin: Universitas Ouluensis Established 1958 …   Wikipedia

  • University of Zaragoza — Universidad de Zaragoza Established Known as the School of Zaragoza in 7th century, the Official Website clai …   Wikipedia

  • University of Coimbra — Universidade de Coimbra Latin: Universitas Conimbrigensis Established 1290 …   Wikipedia

  • University of Lisbon — Universidade de Lisboa Latin: Universitas Olisiponensis Motto ad lucem To the Light …   Wikipedia

  • Madrid — This article is about the capital of Spain. For the Community of Madrid, see Madrid (autonomous community). For other uses, see Madrid (disambiguation). Madrid Villa de Madrid …   Wikipedia

  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens — Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών Established May 3, 1837 …   Wikipedia

  • Leiden University — Universiteit Leiden Latin: Academia Lugduno Batava Motto Praesidium Libertatis …   Wikipedia

  • London Metropolitan University — Infobox University name = London Metropolitan University image size = 165px caption = latin name = motto = established = 1 August 2002 (merger of London Guildhall University and University of North London; Predecessors 1848 and 1896,… …   Wikipedia

  • Domingo Sarrey — (Santander, Cantabria, Spain 1948) is a visual artist and video artist and a European video art pioneer.[1] His first video art piece was generated in the Computing Centre of Madrid Complutense University in 1968, while studying physics,[2]… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”