Weekly Dooley

Reboot your mood with some fun tech trivia!

Question: In 1936, which country built an analog computer powered by water?

Leave your guesses below and check back later today for the answer.

Answer: The Soviet Union.

A Russian engineer named named Vladimir Lukyanov built an early mechanical computer that used not gears and levers but water to compute. It functioned by careful manipulation of water through a room full of interconnected pipes and pumps. The water level in various chambers (with precision to fractions of a millimeter) represented stored numbers, and the rate of flow between them represented mathematical operations.

Why "Dooley?"

Inspired by the founder's alma mater - Emory University's spirit mascot, Dooley represents the voice of the student body. And when Dooley shows up to your class, you can count on a fun time and the rest of the day off!