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#52: How computers work: from electrons to Electron
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Today I’d like to explain how computers work. From the ground up, grossly simplifying. It all starts with an electric field. It’s a place where charged particles, like electrons, are attracted or repelled. The electricity flows through a piece of wire because of the difference in electric field potential on wire’s ends. This difference is known as voltage.
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Manage episode 303879464 series 2680464
Today I’d like to explain how computers work. From the ground up, grossly simplifying. It all starts with an electric field. It’s a place where charged particles, like electrons, are attracted or repelled. The electricity flows through a piece of wire because of the difference in electric field potential on wire’s ends. This difference is known as voltage.
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