The NASA space project advanced the technological progress of the human race by leaps and bounds. Examples of these revolutionary developments abound. But one extra-special item was in its computer. 

The Apollo Guidance Computer or AGC was one of the first to use silicon-based integrated circuits. 

Their adoption heralded a revolutionary technology about to make a titanic impact on the world. And the beginning of Silicon Valley as we know it. 

I try not to make videos about America because it gets me yelled at but I really like this topic. In this video, we are going to look at how the silicon integrated circuit supercharged the AGC and guided us - literally - to the moon.