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There is an image that I remember seeing, but that I have never been able to find. It shows 2-3 people on their hands and knees, crawling around a blueprint of a chip that had been rolled out over the floor of a room. Presumably this was from before computers had enough memory / processor power to supersede working with physical artifacts representing the design.

I'm probably mismembering the fine details (e.g. was it a CPU? how many people were there? did it actually cover the whole floor?).

Does anyone know the image I'm referring to, or have a link to it?

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There is an image that I remember seeing, but that I have never been able to find. It shows 2-3 people on their hands and knees, crawling around a blueprint of a chip that had been rolled out over the floor of a room. Presumably this was from before computers had enough memory / processor power to supersede working with physical artifacts representing the design.

I'm probably mismembering the fine details (e.g. was it a CPU? how many people were there? did it actually cover the whole floor?).

Does anyone know the image I'm referring to, or have a link to it?

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  Are you perhaps referring to the photo in this question? What are these engineers doing sitting on a large format drawing of B-47s aircraft?
  
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  There is a picture matching the description, Figure 12.13 on page 851 in The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition. Check it out if you can find a copy of the book.
  
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There is an image that I remember seeing, but that I have never been able to find. It shows 2-3 people on their hands and knees, crawling around a blueprint of a chip that had been rolled out over the floor of a room. Presumably this was from before computers had enough memory / processor power to supersede working with physical artifacts representing the design.

I'm probably mismembering the fine details (e.g. was it a CPU? how many people were there? did it actually cover the whole floor?).

Does anyone know the image I'm referring to, or have a link to it?

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I suspect you may be thinking of a short scene from either The Day the Universe Changed (unlikely) or Connections (more likely). James Burke visited Bell Labs and there is a scene where you see several engineers working on a chip design on the floor exactly as you describe. I'm sure it's not the only example, but it is a well-viewed one.

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  Do you have a link for that second reference? IMDB has several mentions for that title. Also, who's he?
  
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  @JanDoggen "He" means the host of The Day The Universe Changed and Connections: James Burke.
  
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Maury Markowitz's answer was correct, it was actually a scene and not a picture. I was able to find it in "The Day the Universe Changed" Episode 1 "The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks". It's around 34 to 35 minutes in (well... it might depend on the version you're watching).

• You can find the episode on the internet archive. It's in two pieces (two "reels"); the relevant moment is 12:38 to 13:03 of reel 2.




• Found also in Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cr0hv after about 36:00 starting with (what looks like) Bell Labs' Holmdel building.

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I suspect you may be thinking of a short scene from either The Day the Universe Changed (unlikely) or Connections (more likely). James Burke visited Bell Labs and there is a scene where you see several engineers working on a chip design on the floor exactly as you describe. I'm sure it's not the only example, but it is a well-viewed one.

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  Do you have a link for that second reference? IMDB has several mentions for that title. Also, who's he?
  
  – Jan Doggen
  May 29 at 11:44
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I have watched Connections. You don't happen to know which episode this scene is in?
  
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  May 29 at 13:03
  

  
  
  
  


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  @JanDoggen "He" means the host of The Day The Universe Changed and Connections: James Burke.
  
  – Todd Wilcox
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I suspect you may be thinking of a short scene from either The Day the Universe Changed (unlikely) or Connections (more likely). James Burke visited Bell Labs and there is a scene where you see several engineers working on a chip design on the floor exactly as you describe. I'm sure it's not the only example, but it is a well-viewed one.

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  Do you have a link for that second reference? IMDB has several mentions for that title. Also, who's he?
  
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  I have watched Connections. You don't happen to know which episode this scene is in?
  
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  @JanDoggen "He" means the host of The Day The Universe Changed and Connections: James Burke.
  
  – Todd Wilcox
  May 30 at 14:37
  

  
  
  
  

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I suspect you may be thinking of a short scene from either The Day the Universe Changed (unlikely) or Connections (more likely). James Burke visited Bell Labs and there is a scene where you see several engineers working on a chip design on the floor exactly as you describe. I'm sure it's not the only example, but it is a well-viewed one.

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Maury Markowitz's answer was correct, it was actually a scene and not a picture. I was able to find it in "The Day the Universe Changed" Episode 1 "The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks". It's around 34 to 35 minutes in (well... it might depend on the version you're watching).

• You can find the episode on the internet archive. It's in two pieces (two "reels"); the relevant moment is 12:38 to 13:03 of reel 2.




• Found also in Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cr0hv after about 36:00 starting with (what looks like) Bell Labs' Holmdel building.

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  For anyone who has not watched this series, you don't know what you're missing.
  
  – Maury Markowitz
  May 29 at 18:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MauryMarkowitz absolutely!
  
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Maury Markowitz's answer was correct, it was actually a scene and not a picture. I was able to find it in "The Day the Universe Changed" Episode 1 "The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks". It's around 34 to 35 minutes in (well... it might depend on the version you're watching).

• You can find the episode on the internet archive. It's in two pieces (two "reels"); the relevant moment is 12:38 to 13:03 of reel 2.




• Found also in Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cr0hv after about 36:00 starting with (what looks like) Bell Labs' Holmdel building.

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  For anyone who has not watched this series, you don't know what you're missing.
  
  – Maury Markowitz
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MauryMarkowitz absolutely!
  
  – uhoh
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Maury Markowitz's answer was correct, it was actually a scene and not a picture. I was able to find it in "The Day the Universe Changed" Episode 1 "The Way We Are: It Started with the Greeks". It's around 34 to 35 minutes in (well... it might depend on the version you're watching).

• You can find the episode on the internet archive. It's in two pieces (two "reels"); the relevant moment is 12:38 to 13:03 of reel 2.




• Found also in Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cr0hv after about 36:00 starting with (what looks like) Bell Labs' Holmdel building.

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