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The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of

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Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution. This Veritasium video looks at the history of computers and the differences between analog and digital computers.
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I like his breakdown of the Fourier series and how the analog computers modeled them.

It's amazing how they designed balls, cylinders, gears & more to model real-world systems.

I think I remember learning about analog computers when I was young - sundials and slide rules.

When I was in the Navy, I learned about the analog computers that controlled the guns.

I'm looking forward to his Part 2 video.
 

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