Myths & mysteries
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz used the ancient Chinese I Ching hexagrams to help develop the binary system
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
The mystical ancient text of the I Ching didn't just predict the future; it accidentally laid the groundwork for modern computing. When Leibniz saw the broken and unbroken lines of the ancient divination hexagrams, he realized it perfectly mapped onto his newly invented 1s and 0s. The digital device you're staring at right now owes its existence to an ancient fortune-telling book.
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