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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2023 · 29 MIN

01 | The Atomic Revolution

from Boyer Lectures · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Computing machinery that used to fill an entire room has now shrunk to the size of individual atoms. In her first lecture, Professor Michelle Simmons tells the story of miniaturisation  — and how Australia found itself at the forefront. 

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Computing machinery that used to fill an entire room has now shrunk to the size of individual atoms. In her first lecture, Professor Michelle Simmons tells the story of miniaturisation  — and how Australia found itself at the forefront.

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