# Episode 182 - Spinning Memories

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Podcast: [Advent of Computing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/advent-of-computing-497186)
Published: 2026-05-18T00:06:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3511

## Resource

What connects IBM, the NSA, the Third Reich, and high fidelity recordings of symphonies? The answer is: magnetic drum memory. Join me as I lose all track of scope and plot to discovery just how and why magnetic drum memory was invented. Like Advent of Computing? Then check out the after show! Adjunct of Computing is now LIVE: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts

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