During the 1960s when we were racing to the moon, computing tech made a huge leap. Computers had to be small to fit in the Apollo capsules and it was seamstresses who sewed the super precise hardware together with copper wire. SHOW NOTES: NASA / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agc_rope.jpg">Wiki Commons</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

During the 1960s when we were racing to the moon, computing tech made a huge leap. Computers had to be small to fit in the Apollo capsules and it was seamstresses who sewed the super precise hardware together with copper wire. SHOW NOTES: NASA / Wiki Commons This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

During the 1960s when we were racing to the moon, computing tech made a huge leap. Computers had to be small to fit in the Apollo capsules and it was seamstresses who sewed the super precise hardware together with copper wire. SHOW NOTES: NASA / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agc_rope.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wiki Commons</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="noopener noreferrer">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

94: Hand Stitched Computers

Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? 
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

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Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science &amp; history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? 
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

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