Seventy Years of Computing in the Nuclear Weapons Program

Technical Report · Tue May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1360691· OSTI ID:1360691

Archer, Billy Joe ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Los Alamos has continuously been on the forefront of scientific computing since it helped found the field. This talk will explore the rich history of computing in the Los Alamos weapons program. The current status of computing will be discussed, as will the expectations for the near future.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1360691
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-24329
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Scientific computing
Nuclear weapons program