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The future of electronics: How small can we go?
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The first computer was created in 1945 and came in at double the size of a one-bedroom apartment. Just 50 years later, the architecture of the computer on a chip that measured just 7.44 by 5.29 millimeters in size. And now, computers have gotten smaller and smaller [looks down at Apple Watch]. So how did we go from apartment-sized calculators to the tiny devices we use to look up cat pictures when we’re bored? And just how much smaller can we go? Links to the Tiny Show & Tell stories here and here. Want to drink your coffee (or beverage of choice) in style? You can buy a Tiny Matters mug here.
Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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