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Computers are everywhere

 
Computing in a tent
Computing in a tent

How does a computer work?

More than just gadgets

Ipods? GM food? A way of thinking?The answer isn't quite as simple as you might think when you ask what is technology?

Where did they come from? How did they get to be so common? Where next for them? Find out everything you need to know about the e-revolution with our interactive:

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