The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

History of Science & Technology Q&A (March 23, 2022)

Feb 10, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The History of Mechanical Computers
02:51 • 3min
3
The History of Slide Rules
06:06 • 3min
4
The History of Computers in World War II
08:52 • 4min
5
The History of Telecommunications
13:11 • 2min
6
The History of Computers
15:35 • 3min
7
The Origins of Computers
18:13 • 4min
8
The History of the Computer
22:30 • 4min
9
The ZUZA Computer
26:12 • 3min
10
The Importance of Implication Game in Computer History
28:46 • 3min
11
The Importance of Nobel Prizes
31:39 • 3min
12
The History of the Nobel Prize
34:28 • 3min
13
The Evolution of the Nobel Prize
37:15 • 3min
14
The History of the Nobel Prize
40:23 • 2min
15
The Worst Case of Waiting for a Prize
42:14 • 2min
16
The Complexity of Prizes
44:22 • 3min
17
The History of the Nobel Prize
47:21 • 4min
18
The Importance of Apprenticeship in Physics
51:05 • 3min
19
The History of Universities
54:32 • 3min
20
The Harms of Institutional Departmentalization in the Renaissance
57:59 • 3min
21
The Importance of Specialization in Fields
01:00:39 • 2min
22
The Importance of Institutionalization in Science
01:02:28 • 2min
23
The Renaissance: A Period of Intellectual Development
01:04:43 • 2min
24
The Role of Crazy Ideas in Intuition
01:06:54 • 4min
25
The Evolution of the Ether
01:10:37 • 2min
26
The Importance of Thinking About Crazy Ideas
01:12:58 • 4min