Archiving achievement
How the US government’s crackdown on diversity deleted women’s military contributions.
Tech Life · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
A former US Air Force engineer found articles about her were removed from the internet, on US government instructions. She tells us why she wants to archive them for the future. Then, we go inside Africa’s biggest tech market. Plus, the blind astronomer who listens to space. And quantum computers may be on the verge of a breakthrough. We explain why this matters.
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Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones Editor: Monica Soriano
(Image: Ex-US Air Force flight test engineer Jessica Peterson in the back seat of a T-38, taking a selfie video as the plane does an upside down roll. Credit: Getty Images)