Centre for Computing History

This visit is available from Adaptable Travel as part of an overnight school trips to London. Please note we do not offer daytrips.

‍

Computing History tour (40 minutes)Students will learn about the extraordinary advance in technology over 50 years of computing history and discover how computers have not only accelerated our lives, but radically transformed them.

‍

Workshop - Coding in BASIC on the BBC Micro (75 minutes)

Using original 1980s BBC Micro computers, students will gain an understanding of computer programming. Students are taught to write and understand simple computer programs in BASIC, one of the most helpful coding languages ever created. Crucially, they learn how to break down a problem into logical steps.