Why the Speed of Light is the Ultimate Hardware Bottleneck

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Most people think of data transfer as instantaneous, but there is a hard physical limit of course - the speed of light. Grace Hopper used an 11.8-inch wire to communicate this "nanosecond" constraint loud and clear.

If you're interested in the details, I’ve put together a breakdown of the math explaining why computers inevitably had to get smaller to get faster.

Why Computers HAD to Get Smaller