Chip in the Ole Fireworks

In its Innovation section the Christian Science Monitor discussed the revolution in fireworks. Computer chips make possible new colors, new effects and new enjoyment. Where are those chips?

"Each and every one of our shells now has its own computer chip," says Philip Butler, producer and "chief operating brother-in-law" for Fireworks by Grucci in Brookhaven, N.Y.

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