Computerphile - Where did Bytes Come From?

Why do we have 8 bits in a byte? Professor Brailsford on the origins of the humble byte.

Why Use Binary?: https://youtu.be/thrx3SBEpL8 Babbage's Puzzle: https://youtu.be/2qzjBmK0_20 Initial Orders II: https://youtu.be/nc2q4OOK6K8 The Font Magicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdspOtgciQ Colossus and Bletchley Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HH-asvLAj4

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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer

Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com