Tatarewicz: We’re looking at the Bikini Diary. Katz: It starts the 13th of September, 1945, and goes through 21 November, 1946. Tatarewicz: These are five bound approximately folio sized volumes, with clippings, some letters and carbons, and handwritten notes. Katz: It’s the only record of what we did. I kept this diary because I was… Lire la suite Big outfit
Public Sculpture: Gabriella Hirst, Rosa floribunda « Atom Bomb » (Kordes, 1955), Iris « Cliffs of Dover » (Fry, 1952), engraved brass plaques, park benches, 2021
An English Garden was a public installation in Gunners Park, Essex. It was planted with Rosa floribunda ‘Atom Bomb’ (Kordes, 1953), a rare species of cold-war era garden rose, propagated over recent years from one of the few remaining specimens. The garden was edged by arch of white ‘Cliffs of Dover‘ Iris (Fry, 1952).
Le premier problème assigné au premier ordinateur numérique électronique en état de marche au monde était la bombe à hydrogène.
Richard Rhodes, Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, 1995, p. 251
In 1943, Von Neumann was invited to work on the Manhattan Project. Von Neumann did crucial calculations on the implosion design of the atomic bomb, allowing for a more efficient, and more deadly, weapon. Von Neumann’s mathematical models were also used to plan out the path the bombers carrying the bombs would take to minimize… Lire la suite Von Neumann