A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 3
Lost Women of Science
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The Man From the Future
John von norman was one of the first scientists to work on computers. He wanted a machine that could store instructions and not be reconfigured every time it needed to do something new. Anna nobatacharia is the science writer who recently came out with a biography of john von norman called the man from the future. She explains how his idea for storing programs in memory helped us all become better at using our phones, laptops and tablets.
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