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Electric Avenue: The By-Product

BBC One
on BBC One London

First in a series of ten programmes about computers in society with Fred Harris

The space race of the 1960s developed a new breed of lightweight computers to control spacecraft. A major by-product was the silicon chip. If it weren't for the Apollo project, the personal computer would still be a fantasy of the future.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Fred Harris
Film Editor:
Ian McKendrick
Director:
Tina Fletcher
Producer:
Terry Marsh
Source: Radio Times

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