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''Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. -- Einstein'' | |||
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Long ago, when I was young, I received a copy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work The Way Things Work]. It's an awesome book and I spent many happy hours studying it. The two things that fascinated me most were nuclear power and electronic adders. I wanted to make my own water-based adder (I didn't have any uranium). I didn't really know where to begin and it stayed firmly in the realm of my imagination. | Long ago, when I was young, I received a copy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work The Way Things Work]. It's an awesome book and I spent many happy hours studying it. The two things that fascinated me most were nuclear power and electronic adders. I wanted to make my own water-based adder (I didn't have any uranium). I didn't really know where to begin and it stayed firmly in the realm of my imagination. | ||
Fast forward twenty | Fast-forward twenty years and I've just joined the Space. Somewhere buried in my subconscious the idea is dusted off and *bam* it's back (2011-04-12). Water-based logic gates, memory, coloured water displays (think of the mixing)... this is what the MakerBot was made for! How many transistors did the Intel 4004 have? Only [http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/museum/exhibits/4004/facts.htm 2,300]... | ||
Today (2011-04-13) I mentioned this to Tom (Reading hacker extraordinaire) over tea. He loved it too and we started to think it through. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we | Today (2011-04-13) I mentioned this to Tom (Reading hacker extraordinaire) over tea. He loved it too and we started to think it through. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we get a teeny bit practical. | ||
