Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)
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The article discusses Richard Feynman's work on the Connection Machine in 1989, highlighting his focus on processes and systems, and the discussion revolves around the relevance of this approach to innovation and the challenges of adopting new technologies.
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Sadly central computing budgets back then were (and maybe still are) dominated by the physics department which decided on a boring old Cray X-MP instead.