Curious History Insights Lifestyle Strange and Smelly: The Funny History of Hygiene Delve into the quirky, cringey, and hilarious side of historical hygiene practices. From royal reluctance to bathe to strange toothpaste ingredients, get ready to be amused and maybe a little horrified. Written by Unbranded 8 November 20248 November 2024
Curious History Science & Future Tech Moore’s Law: The Pulse of Progress Imagine a world where your smartphone outsmarts not just your old calculator, but also the combined computational power of every device that landed humans on the moon. Welcome to the reality sculpted by Moore's Law, a prophecy that has paced the heartbeat of technological evolution for over half a century. It's not about magic, but about the relentless advancement of human ingenuity and silicon wizardry. In this exploration, we dive into the origins, implications, and the uncertain future of Moore's Law, unwrapping a narrative that's as much about human ambition as it is about transistors. The Genesis of a Technological Oracle In 1965, Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, made an observation that would become the guiding star of the semiconductor industry. He noted that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years, predicting a trend of exponential growth in computing power. This wasn't just an optimistic guess; it was an Written by Unbranded 5 April 20245 April 2024
