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7公安因(国外英文资料) Lesson 7 The age of magic integrated circuits (excerpts) The author information such as New microtechnologies will revolutionized society This is a tiny sheet, only about a quarter of an inch square. Under the microscope, it looks like a flowery carpet, or an aerial view of a railway yard. Like sand grains on a beach, its main ingredient is silicon -- the most abundant element in the earths surface except oxygen. However, this inert thin slice - not yet familiar to most americans - is an amazing skill that is transforming our society. What is known as the miracle chip of an integrated circuit has the same computing power as a large old computer that was built 25 years ago. The old computer had a lot of vacuum tubes and tangled wires, big and stupid, like monsters. Integrated circuit chip is made up of old computer back to, the difference is its low cost, easy to mass production, and computing speed, various functions, easy to use. The magic chip represents a new development in human technology. In recent years, the development of this technology has been as rapid and significant as the invention of production tools in human history and the invention of the steam engine. As the industrial revolution for human to assume a lot of heavy manual labor, and greatly expand the productive forces, a microcomputer is rapidly for human assume a large number of heavy mental work, and with people now begin to master all kinds of ways to expand the function of the human brain. With the integrated circuit, computer store information and amazing ability to carry out the instructions in automobile engines to universities and hospitals, from farms to Banks and corporate offices, from outer space to the nursery and other fields. Daily life: the magic of the button At 7:30 in the morning the clock, alarm clock bell rang, the curtain of the bedroom gently on both sides to separate automatically, shutter shade shade snapped a roll up, thermostat temperature rise to a comforta