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Ben Laposky

Mentioned in 1 editorial. Mentioned in 1 podcast episode. The subject of 4 Timeline moments and mentioned in 3 more (1950 to 2013). Appears alongside 105 other people.

Ben Laposky (1914–2000) was an American visual artist.

Ben Laposky
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Ben Laposky is the most well known artist as the father of these oscillograms, or he called them oscillons.

Georg Bak, Georg Bak on the Analog Era: 1950s Art

But we have the very first analog computer work in history, which was done by Ben Laposky, his Oscillon number four, which is in the collection.

Michael Spalter, Michael Spalter on 1960s Computer Art

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Mentioned in

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London Digital Art Guide
October 13, 2025
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Podcast mentions

2
Timeline Ch 2—Modern Era with Kate Vass
July 20, 2023
3
Timeline Ch 3—Analog Era (1950s) with Georg Bak
August 10, 2023
5
Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt II (1960s) with Michael Spalter
September 21, 2023

In the timeline

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