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“If we had had the same progress in the aircraft industry, you and I could be flying between London and New York in 500,000-seat planes and the fare would be ab
by nishantmodak 14y ago
“If we had had the same progress in the aircraft industry, you and I could be flying between London and New York in 500,000-seat planes and the fare would be about 25 cents,” he once said.
What kind of progress/innovation does he refer to in this?
- rm445 14y agoAt a guess, transistors on a die.
- nonamegiven 14y agoENIAC to your phone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectron_tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectron_tube