Carpets and Computers

Lecture by Professor Minoo Moallem

When
Sun Feb 19, 2012
Where
The Tech Museum
Time
2pm
Cost
$5 - $10
Tags
Education

Description

Join the Tech Museum of Innovation as they host "Carpets and Computers" with Professor Minoo Moallem as part of its "Ingenious Innovations: Islamic Science Rediscovered" exhibition. This presentation will cover the development of weaving and carpet looms and its influence on the development of computers in the Western world. Minoo Moallem is a Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at UC Berkeley and is the author of "Between Warrior Brother and Veiled Sister. Islamic Fundamentalism and the Cultural Politics of Patriarchy in Iran."

More Info

Link
http://www.thetech.org/
Call
408.294.8324 (Box Office)

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Location

  1. The Tech Museum
    201 S Market St, San Jose, CA