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We often hear about how the computers running the Apollo Program were very advanced for their time. How did the Soviet space program computers, of the same era, compare to what NASA/MIT developed?

291 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] "Why do you keep checking your pocket like that?" the little girl asked. I couldn't tell her that, even though I've been back for months, I still reflexively check for my smartphone that still won't be invented for another 25 years.

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During WW2. did the Allied and Axis Powers have a mechanism, or at least an agreement, on how to return the bodies of pilots/aircrews that were found behind the lines? For instance, how would the survivors of Dresden "process" shot down allied bomber crews the next morning, if they were found?

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Do airplanes and helicopters fly better when the air's humidity is higher?

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Were American tourists able to visit West Berlin during the Cold War? And if so, how did they get there, and how were they seen by both West and East Berliners?

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We often hear about how the computers running the Apollo Program were very advanced for their time. How did the Soviet space program computers, of the same era, compare to what NASA/MIT developed?	291	AskHistorians
[WP] "Why do you keep checking your pocket like that?" the little girl asked. I couldn't tell her that, even though I've been back for months, I still reflexively check for my smartphone that still won't be invented for another 25 years.	139	WritingPrompts
During WW2. did the Allied and Axis Powers have a mechanism, or at least an agreement, on how to return the bodies of pilots/aircrews that were found behind the lines? For instance, how would the survivors of Dresden "process" shot down allied bomber crews the next morning, if they were found?	16	AskHistorians
Do airplanes and helicopters fly better when the air's humidity is higher?	13	askscience
Were American tourists able to visit West Berlin during the Cold War? And if so, how did they get there, and how were they seen by both West and East Berliners?	3	AskHistorians