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Jun 24, 2024 | americanacademy.de | Tung-Hui Hu |R. Jay

Epistles from a prehistory of the cloudBy Tung-Hui HuIn 1970, the same year that computer scientist John McCarthy asked whether home computer networks could lure TV viewers away from the tube with alternative sources of information, a modified Chevrolet van hit the road. Equipped with a clear plastic bubble, antenna, TV window, silver roof-mounted speaker domes, and a dashboard camera, the van bore a striking resemblance to a B-52 bomber.

May 6, 2024 | americanacademy.de | R. Jay

BERLIN—May 6, 2024—The American Academy in Berlin is pleased to announce the Berlin Prize recipients for the 2024-25 academic year. The Berlin Prize is awarded annually to US-based scholars, writers, composers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields, from the humanities and social sciences to journalism, public policy, fiction, the visual arts, and music composition.

Mar 20, 2024 | americanacademy.de | Samantha Schnee |R. Jay

By Samantha SchneeWords Without Borders and the reach of literature    “Not knowing what the rest of the world is thinking and writing is both dangerous and boring.” – Alane Salierno Mason, Founder, Words Without Borders When Alane Salierno Mason founded Words Without Borders (WWB), in 2003, approximately three percent of books published annually in the United States were translated from other languages.