The Lab With Brad

Recent Episodes

Ep 281: In memory of vintage memory

Posted October 15, 2020 • 00:16:33

In memory of vintage memory Before microchips, before solid state transistors, early electronic computers had to hold information somewhere… somehow…...

Ep 280: Finally, some actual computers!

Posted October 1, 2020 • 00:15:34

Finally, some actual computers! We started with the stone age, back in episode 270. Today, we finally get to look at an all electronic, Turing complete,...

Ep 279: World wars, cyphers and subs

Posted September 24, 2020 • 00:18:32

World wars, cyphers and subs War grips the globe, twice. Technology pushes forward, including the specialized calculating machines to encrypt messages...

Ep 278: Vacuum tubes, with a side order of steampunk

Posted September 17, 2020 • 00:16:37

Vacuum tubes, with a side order of steampunk We talk about vacuum tubes, how they work and how they made radio and telephone work so much better. We...

Ep 277: Phil’s hundredth episode!

Posted September 3, 2020 • 00:20:58

Phil’s hundredth episode! It took a little over two years, what with the one episode a week format and all, but this is Phil’s one-hundredth time...