Google unveils Nelson Mandela multimedia archiveMarch 28, 2012 - 10:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has announced that the Nelson Mandela multimedia archive has gone live. According to Slash Gear, the archive was part of a $1.25 million grant to the Nelson Mandela Center of Memory in order to bring photographs, recordings, and documents to the web. The Center is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is dedicated to thoroughly documenting Mandela. The new archive will provide access to a wealth of information about Nelson Mandela, including letters written to friends and family during his 27 year imprisonment, as well as diary entries. Numerous photographs will also be available, the highlight being the earliest known photograph taken of Mandela. Google have worked with the NMCM in order to make the information as easy to access as possible. For example, if you’re particularly interested in the years Mandela spent in prison, there’s a quick “Prison Years” exhibit link that will offer up the relevant information. There are several sections available that detail Mandela’s life in different ways. Google have undertaken similar projects in the past as part of the Cultural Institute. Previously they have digitized the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as the Yad Vashem Holocaust materials. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |