Technology
Transistors, How do they work ?
Transistors are one of modern society's most important inventions and are used both for amplification of electrical signals and as switches. This explains how this miracle technology works.
How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting
How diodes, LEDs and solar panels work
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What is Pandas? Why and How to Use Pandas in Python
I knew a little bit about the PANDA library but I'm learning a lot more.
“What Should a Well-Informed Person Know About Computers?” — by Brian Kernighan
Invited presentation at a meeting of the Old Guard of Summit NJ on January 5, 2021. Brian Kernighan is a professor of computer science at Princeton University and one of the original Unix pioneers at Bell Labs. Brian described his experiences teaching "Computers in Our World," a first year course designed to inform non-technical students how modern hardware, software and communications systems operate, and their ubiquitous role in today's world. It was a 45-minute version of his one-semester talk!
Some Early Machines by Tim Hunkin
"Gladys, the burglar catcher: The Insomniac's friend: The disgusting Spectacle: The Barman: Goliath, the nut cracker: The Zoo: Air Raid: The Oracle: Medieval clock: The builder and his wife: Climax: The executive decision maker: The dancing record player: The automatic bag searcher."