The silicon chip has become cheaper and has doubled in sophistication each year. The film looks at what it is, how it works, how it is made, and at its mushrooming applications. Some idea of what goes on inside the “black box” of the microcomputer is given by use of animated cartoon film. Finally we are asked how far computer controlled machines can go in imitating human functions.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013449
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Silicon
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microcomputers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Silicon
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)