The first mechanical
adding device was developed in 1842. Assembly language was developed in the
1940s in military applications. FORTRAN was invented in 1951 and was the first
modern programming language. FORTRAN was further developed by IBM in 1954.
Modern Software
Development before integrated circuits began in 1945 integrated circuits began
development in the 1950s and continued through the 1990s.
This prompted the
development of pocket size calculators and radios. ICs replaced cathode ray
tubes in TV sets and the Internet became possible with the development of large
processor chips. Our Smartphones have added Internet, camera and video
production capability.
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Software has been
developed for communication, but needs to be redeveloped to handle cyber
security issues to protect our financial system and utilities. This will
require a completely new type of software that is secure. We also need to
secure our electronics systems.
Microwave pulse
weapons and solar eruptions can fry our electronics and we need a miniaturized
Tesla Cage-Dome method to protect our electronics. This is a whole new ballgame
that will cost $trillions and nobody wants to pay for it. Our financial and
utility industries need to step up and fix this.
Software kernels
deteriorate and require continual updating. Our electronically stored
information can be hacked and destroyed. It could take decades to protect our
electronic systems. We are experimenting with software to give us robots and
driverless vehicles, but our software already has serious problems of its own
we are not addressing.
We have advanced our
technical abilities in electronics from the 1940s to the 2020s. These 80 years
have been productive, but making our systems secure is now required.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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