Robert Mullins - ND2012 Day 1, Plenary 4: Skills and Employability
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Raspberry Pi Robert Mullins Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge Raspberry Pi Foundation ND2012, 30-31st May, London
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Slide presentation from Robert Mullins, Co-Founder and Trustee, Raspberry Pi Foundation
Transcript of Robert Mullins - ND2012 Day 1, Plenary 4: Skills and Employability
Raspberry Pi
Robert Mullins Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Raspberry Pi Foundation
ND2012, 30-31st May, London
EDSAC I, Cambridge, 1947 (3000 vacuum tubes and mercury
delay-line memory)
NVIDIA Kepler, 2012 (3.5 Billion Transistors)
Time to reboot
Raspberry Pi
~£30, low-power, flexible, credit-card sized computer
Raspberry Pi
Final thoughts
• Computer science provides essential tools for navigating and prospering in the modern world
• Key to future UK competiveness, not an optional extra
• Raspberry Pi provides a low-cost, creative and fun way to learn about computing
