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by jknoepfler
840 days ago
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excluding... antibiotics, electricity, refrigeration, the combustion engine, the digital computer... like even restricted to the domain of strictly computation, I'd say it barely scratches the surface... like even if we ignore computer engineering ("the transistor," "silicon microprocessors", etc.)... foundational tech like "compilers" are more significant. even restricted to modern applications, GPS is more useful and life-changing. so, no. It's not the biggest step in tech history. |
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