Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Petzold Charles

The problem is that the metric system is based on powers of 10, and binary numbers are based on powers of 2, and never the twain shall meet.

In retrospect, however, the 8080 and the 6800 were certainly the two most historically significant chips.

“Rather,” wrote physicist Richard Feynman, “computer science is like engineering—it is all about getting something to do something.”