The Computer Programme

Season 1 Episode 7: Let's Pretend

CHRIS SERLE, IAN MCNAUGHT-DAVIS and GILL NEVILL continue their exploration of the world of information science. 7: Let's Pretend: Training space-shuttle pilots, or testing bridges to destruction, is normally too costly or too dangerous to do on the real thing. But by giving a computer an exact description of how a complicated system behaves, it can mimic anything from the British economy to the world's weather.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

10

Actor:

Chris Serle, Ian McNaught-Davis, Gill Nevill

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1982

IMDb:

6.5