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Turns out sexism in tech hurts more than just women. Who knew¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Now in paperback: Programmed Inequality https://t.co/ic2cyiFkvW
Nov 23, 2017 14 tweets 6 min read
This is Delia Darbyshire. If you've ever watched Dr. Who, you've heard her music--though she wasn't originally credited. What you might not know is that she, and other women at the BBC in the 1960s, were pioneers of early electronic music. Delia didn't compose the melody to the Dr. Who theme, but she arranged it for electronic "instruments"--at that time a motley assortment of screeching machines not designed for making music. She translated staid sheet music into an otherworldly sound, & making it iconic, ethereal