Super Computer

I had no idea the power struggles that occurred due to the invention and enhancement of television or “radio television.” It is incredible that a fourteen-year-old boy thought of the original idea of how a television would function. The battles over a Patent were very interesting. Here, the deciding factor was thanks to Farnsworth’s grade teacher who copied down his formula. I never thought of all the glitches that probably arose from television, for example when we watched the segment about the hot studio lights and how they overcame that it made me think of the beginning of audio. When audio was first being played in movies they needed to overcome technical problems as well. It seems like this kind of process is similar as to how we have come to perfect and improve our technological creations.

I took a look at MZVT.com and focused my attention on the pioneers of TV and on Marilyn Monroe. I thought during class the short talk about “Norma Jean” was interesting. We think of her as a major icon who was flawless, it is very funny to think of Marilyn Monroe as once a person who ever got nervous of the limelight. I thought it was also interesting than at this time TV was not the best medium. However, since her death we see other areas that she performed in in partly thanks to television.

Next I went to the website to look at the History of Computing Science. I read about he Abacus which seemed to set the stage for all other computing devices. I loved reading more about ENIAC. It is fascinating to think about how large these machines were, and how small the computers of today are. Yet there are also those Super Computers that we took a look at in class that need so much coolant because of the sheer heat they emit. Looking at some of these slides on the website is like looking at a complete different language to me. I cannot even begin to think of how smart the inventors of these machines are. Even smarter and more creative are the ones who build upon those original inventions.