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Worlddevelopment of Israel's high-tech sector
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The Weizmann Institute's decision to build a computer in the early 1950s, despite Albert Einstein's questioning, was a significant step in Israel's growth as a high-tech powerhouse
The computer was built to recruit Princeton mathematician Chaim Pekeris to Israel, with the institute spending roughly 20% of its budget on the project
- The Weizmann Institute played a key role in Israel's high-tech development
- Chaim Pekeris was a key figure in Israel's recruitment efforts
- The project was part of a broader effort to establish Israel as a hub for science and technology
- Albert Einstein questioned the need for such a large computer in a small country
- The Weizmann Institute spent roughly 20% of its budget to build a computer
- The Weizmann Institute's decision to build a computer in the early 1950s, despite Albert Einstein's questioning, was a significant step in Israel's growth as a high-tech powerhouse
- The Weizmann Institute spent roughly 20% of its budget to build a computer
- Albert Einstein questioned the need for a large computer in a small country
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