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Microprocessors are used in nearly all computers today and their speed has increased rapidly over the years. The first microprocessor was created in 1971 and the first personal computer to use one was released in 1975.
Black holes are fascinating and mysterious objects in the universe. They are incredibly dense, with a mass that can be equivalent to that of a large star. The gravitational pull of a black hole is so strong that not even light can escape from it. Black holes are believed to be responsible for the formation of galaxies.
The history of computing is filled with interesting facts and milestones. The first stored program was written by Konrad Zuse in 1941 and the first computers were created in the early 1800s. Charles Babbage is often credited as the "father of the computer" and the term "software" was first coined in a 1958 paper by John McCarthy. The first video game was created in 1958 and the first personal computer was the Apple I, released in 1976.
The Silicon Valley is home to many of the world's largest technology companies and venture capital firms. The area is known for its innovative culture and its residents are highly educated.
The average person in the US spends more time on their smartphone than on anything else. They unlock their phone an average of 80 times a day, and spend more time on it than they do on their computer or sleeping. 1 in 3 people say they would rather give up their television than their smartphone.
In 1876, telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1971, the first email was sent by computer scientist Ray Tomlinson. The first website was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991. The first digital camera was invented in 1975 by Steven Sasson.Japanese company Sony released the first ever commercial digital camera in 1981.
The world's first Space Hotel is set to open in 2027. Other interesting facts about space include that there are over 18,000 known asteroids in our solar system, comets are made up of dust and ice, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that is visible to the naked eye.
Black holes are objects in space that are so dense that they have a gravitational force strong enough to suck in anything that comes too close, including light. They come in different sizes, from small ones that are the size of an atom, to large ones that are the size of a galaxy. If you fell into a black hole, you would be stretched and torn apart. Black holes also emit a radiation called Hawking radiation. There may be another type of black hole, called a white hole.
