Thursday, June 26, 2008

Birth of the computer by George Dyson

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/278


A historian and philosopher of science, George Dyson takes a clear-eyed and deeply researched view of our recent scientific past -- while showing where it may lead us.

George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.

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