We all know that technology advances at an exponential rate. If you see the progress we have made in the last 20 years compared to the 20 years before that, you will know what I am talking about.
A major reason for that has been the advent of computers. Each year, computer processors get more and more advanced and we have come a long way since the invention of the first transistor in 1947.
In fact, Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, made an observation in 1965, known as Moore’s Law, which states that computer processors double in complexity every two years. In fact we have advanced so much in computing power that it is speculated that Moore’s Law will become obsolete in the next 5 years, which is really fascinating.
In fact, today I learned that that the iPhone 6 is 120 million times faster than the computers used in the Apollo 11 mission which took the first humans to the moon and back.
This made me wonder just how far we had really come. A computer which took us for the first time ever on another heavenly body, and was probably marvelled over at the time, is now nothing in comparison to even a smartphone, let alone a laptop or a desktop. Really gives you a sense of perspective, doesn’t it?
Source for the TIL: https://www.quora.com/How-much-more-computing-power-does-an-iPhone-6-have-than-Apollo-11-What-is-another-modern-object-I-can-relate-the-same-computing-power-to