#52: How computers work: from electrons to Electron

Today I’d like to explain how computers work. From the ground up, grossly simplifying. It all starts with an electric field. It’s a place where charged particles, like electrons, are attracted or repelled. The electricity flows through a piece of wire because of the difference in electric field potential on wire’s ends. This difference is known as voltage. Read more: https://nurkiewicz.com/52 Get the new episode straight to your mailbox: https://nurkiewicz.com/newsletter