Principles, standards and methods - Reginald Victor Jones' 1981 Christmas Lectures 1/6
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In his first lecture, RV Jones considers numbers, systems, and in particular the rise of the decimal system and the number zero, as well as the binary system used in computing. This was recorded on 1 Dec 1981. This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world famous series showcasing science, curiosity, and mind-blowing demos, and started by the legendary Michael Faraday himself.
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