MEDIUM Science

I blog pictures of physics experiments and minimalist art. My work at conorpeterson.org.

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“The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I ever had.” Work by Julianne Aguilar (http://hykul.org), 2015.

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Norsk Data brochure showing the Nord 10 16-bit minicomputer product line, circa 1973.

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Evans & Sutherland Line Drawing System (LDS-1). Vector graphics processor. Circa 1969.

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Large crystal of potassium dideuterium phosphate (DKDP) exhibiting optical vaporwave characteristics.

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Large crystal of monopotassium phosphate (potassium dihydrogen phosphate, i.e. KH2PO4) demonstrating optical birefringence.

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Pris from Bladerunner vectorized and snapped to grid of increasing size.

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Kaypro 10 personal computer, circa 1983.

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A microtarget imploding under the beam of the NOVA laser, an inertial confinement fusion experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (ca. 2002).

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Hand drawn printed circuit board from Data General NOVA 3 16-bit minicomputer, circa 1975.

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Front panel of Data General NOVA 3, 16-bit minicomputer circa 1975.

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Data General Eclipse front panel, ca. 1980

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Microscopic view of Data General’s microEclipse microprocessor, circa 1980/

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Data General-One (DG1) portable computer, circa 1984.

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Monoclinic copper (II) acetate crystals grown on copper wire

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Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer advertisement demonstrating CAD software circa 1980.

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Promotional materials for Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer, circa 1980. The color graphics capability of this machine was used to develop assets for the film Wargames in 1983.

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Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer and light pen, demonstrating PCB layout software circa 1980.