"Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you……" — Ralph Merkle
"Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there."
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29 Quotes by Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle has 29 quotes on this site.
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The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will…
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If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do and what its potential is.
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Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.
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Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have serious medical conditions, which either…
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Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a very specific environment. But if…
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Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce per acre. If we were…
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One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system. That concept has lagged behind…
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As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will come out ahead, although there…
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One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials,…
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
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We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.
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We see an entire planet which has many limitations.
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More Computers Quotes
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I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely…
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All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim…
— Isaac Asimov
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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business.
— Erykah Badu
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Electronic aids, particularly domestic computers, will help the inner migration, the opting out of reality. Reality is no longer going…
— J. G. Ballard
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The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.
— Dave Barry
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I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.
— Dave Barry
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To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your…
— Dave Barry
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A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed…
— Daniel J. Boorstin
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I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car,…
— Elayne Boosler
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I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well.
— Jo Brand
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