On: The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing” (2014)

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It was worse in the 19th century. Look at the original Michaelson-Morley experiment: a huge tank of mercury with a granite slab floating in it.[1] That was the only way to get a low-friction low-vibration bearing back then.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson%E2%80%93Morley_exper...