When Kitchen Gadgets Beat NASA
The Apollo 11 guidance computer that landed humans on the moon ran at 0.043 MHz and had just 2KB of RAM. That’s thousands of times less powerful than what’s in your average smart fridge — or even your toaster.
Modern devices are so advanced that everyday appliances now rival the computers that once powered space missions.
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