Modern very-large-scale integrated logic chips are among the most complex structures devised and produced by man. In the development of these electronic midgets, which is continuing at a breathtaking rate, the methods of discrete mathematics have played a decisive role.
In the Arithmeum the visitor is able to study the way microprocessors function, to try designing chips interactively himself, and to admire the beauty of a chip with a polarization microscope. The dimensions that play a role are way beyond human comprehension.
250,000 transistors can be placed on the tip of a pencil!