# How do hard drives work?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Kanawat Senanan
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Engineering, History, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kanawat_senanan_how_do_hard_drives_work)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The modern hard drive is an object that can likely hold more information than your local library. But how does it store so much information in such a small space? Kanawat Senanan details the generations of engineers, material scientists, and quantum physicists who influenced the creation of this incredibly powerful and precise tool. \[Directed by Franz Palomares, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by David Obuchowski\].

## Lectures

1. [How do hard drives work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kanawat_senanan_how_do_hard_drives_work/8254f1c83722), 5 min (TED's player)