This week’s post is about the digital humanities work—using computers to assist with the research process—I am doing here in Hungary. Since that can be rather technical, I thought I would provide the direct connection up front and then for those interested a description of the technical part follows. Thanks for reading! -PCL Summary: A …
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Note: This post is later than expected partly because my schedule was unusually busy last week but also because the post I started to write was too long and winding. I will come back to that topic, but in the interim I thought I would offer this brief glimpse into how historian’s work. -PCL Yesterday …
Continue reading The historian’s life: tales of intersecting sources
Another aspect of my work is the attempt to answer historical questions with computers, a concept known as digital history or digital humanities.[1] Before starting my doctorate program, I worked fulltime in Information Technology for twelve years. During that time, I worked in several sectors and verticals and across various subspecialties within the IT domain. So, …
This graphic maps the population of US residents born in Hungarian as reported in the 1940 and 1960 decennial censuses. The maps display the total for each county in the US, with the darker red indicating larger numbers of residents born in Hungary. This comparison reveals the increased number of Hungarian-born residents after the displacements …
Patrick C. Leech 