The advent of computing allowed for major innovation in the realm of simulation. Metropolis led a group that developed the Monte Carlo method, which simulates the results of an experiment by using a broad set of random numbers. It was named for the Monte Carlo casino, where Stanislaw Ulam’s uncle often gambled. First invented during… Lire la suite Monte Carlo Method
« Maniac » est un ordinateur primitif construit sous la direction de Nicholas Metropolis au Laboratoire national de Los Alamos. Il effectue les calculs techniques nécessaires à la construction de la première bombe à hydrogène. Le 1er novembre 1952, « Ivy Mike » vaporise l’îlot Elugelab et quatre-vingts millions de tonnes de corail.
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