CYRAC

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5 mentions 3 recordings first heard Jul 2026 last heard 7 Sep ↑5 vs the 6 months before

Australia’s first digital computer, switched on in 1949

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Jacinta BowlerIf You're Listening · The cat that broke Einstein’s brain · 22:59 · 7 Sep
…As part of the series, I went to CYRAC, which is, you know, one of the earliest computers in Australia.…
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Jacinta BowlerScience Friction · 03 | Dead and Alive: Plucky country · 5:21 · 21 Jul
…When Cyrac was powered on, the vacuum tubes got so hot that you could smell the whole thing cooking.…
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Jacinta BowlerScience Friction · 03 | Dead and Alive: Plucky country · 3:09 · 21 Jul
…So to understand where we are now with quantum, it helps to take a few steps back to 1949, when Australia's first digital computer, CYRAC, was switched on.…
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Jacinta BowlerScience Friction · 03 | Dead and Alive: Plucky country · 5:21 · 21 Jul
…When Cyrac was powered on, the vacuum tubes got so……
Jacinta BowlerScience Friction · 03 | Dead and Alive: Plucky country · 3:09 · 21 Jul
…So to understand where we are now with quantum, it……
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