Meandmystudy
Meandmystudy t1_irujba8 wrote
Reply to comment by mankls3 in TIl the first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer was built in Germany during world war 2 by Konrad zuse but received no press coverage because of the war by mankls3
The United States pursued a bombing computer that was not digital. It resembled what phone companies were using to route calls. During raids I think bombers would call in their position and they would mark it on something that looked like a giant router.
Meandmystudy t1_isge4w5 wrote
Reply to comment by Gewurah in TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head. by Specific_Success_875
“You were supposed to bring balance to the force! Not leave it in darkness!”
Obi-Wan Kenobi