b'Higher still and higher.wrote poet Percy Shelley in June 1820 in admiration of the skylark,from the earth thou springest like a cloud of fire.In the soaring bird, Shelley identified the creativeeverything so that we might live in freedom today. power of the human spirit climbing higher andWe also look to the future as we introduce the new higher, an image which captures exactly theBridge Editorial Team, which has helped to create extraordinary human achievements in Information andthis years magazine.Communication Technology over the last century and a halfinventions and discoveries in a relatively shortWith all its positive and negative potential, many period of time which have transformed the way weregard the internet as a cloud of fire, as the analysis live our lives. Higher still and higher! and insights in this years edition reveal; and the Bridge Editorial Team would like to express its In this special Computer Science edition ofappreciation and thanks to all our contributors on a The Bridge, we will be celebrating many 2025wide range of fascinating features, events and topics.anniversaries in the field of ICT, from the 150th anniversary of the invention of the first telephoneFinally, this years edition of The Bridge is dedicated by Alexander Graham Bell in 1875, to the 50thto two long-standing members of staff who sadly anniversary of Steven Sasson creating in 1975 thedied this academic year. Mrs Bronwen Gerrard was first self-contained portable digital camera. Youan outstanding English teacher, a highly respected will find in this years edition many features andcolleague, and a dear friend, who will be remembered articles reviewing the extraordinary technologicalfor her dedication and sense of fun, by those who advances of the last 150 years, as well as analysisworked with her or were fortunate enough to be about where our computerised world may take us,taught by her. Mrs Harvinder Rayat was a much-towards a horizon full of opportunities, and alsoloved member of the school catering team, who potential hazards. was very popular amongst both members of staff and students, for her readiness to lend a hand and 2025 also marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day inshare a joke. Her warm and friendly personality will be May 1945, and The Bridge is grateful to membersgreatly missed. May they rest in peace.of staff who have shared personal family history, which highlights clearly how that generation gaveMr Kevin OrganWelcome to the new Bridge Editorial TeamMohammed ZamanCharlie ClaytonRayyan KhanMatthew FenwickDavid Daniel3'