1,000,000,000,000,000,000 per annum
Hi Ron,
If you think that is a big number, consider the transistor.
In an article I read in the Dec 2007 issue of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic
Engineer's Spectrum Magazine, it quoted an estimate attributed to Gordon Moore,
founder of Intel, that perhaps one quintillion - that's 10 to the power of 18 - transistors
are fabricated within devices annually. Moore goes onto say, "We make
more transistors per year than the number of printed characters in all the newspapers,
magazines, books, photocopies, and computer printouts".
Best Regards
Gary
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