While you are reading this on your slick desktop computer system, it’s worth remembering that computing has a physical aspect, and that some powerful and informative computers existed decades ago. In this video, a MONIAC (monetary national income analog computer) has been revived from its 1950s heyday. This computer was built to model the economic flows of a national economy, in this case Great Britain. As you’ll see, there’s plenty to be learned from a water-driven fluidic computer.
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The 46-minute lecture at http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/media/1094078 is entertaining and informative.
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