In 1969, Apollo 11's guidance computer was not engraved in silicon, but literally sewn to the needle by workers in a Massachusetts factory. These women put thousands of copper wires through ferrite cores to create physically unalterable computer memory, making it impossible to bug or update once in orbit. More
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In 1969, Apollo 11's guidance computer was not engraved in silicon, but literally sewn to the needle by workers in a Massachusetts factory. These women put thousands of copper wires through ferrite cores to create physically unalterable computer memory, making it impossible to bug or update once in orbit. More