On this day in 1956, the MANIAC I supercomputer in Los Alamos became the first computer to ever defeat a human in chess. Playing a simplified 6x6 version of the game, the half-ton behemoth checkmated a lab assistant in 23 moves.
On this day in 1956, the MANIAC I supercomputer in Los Alamos became the first computer to ever defeat a human in chess. Playing a simplified 6x6 version of the game, the half-ton behemoth checkmated a lab assistant in 23 moves.
On this day in 1956, the MANIAC I supercomputer in Los Alamos became the first computer to ever defeat a human in chess. Playing a simplified 6x6 version of the game, the half-ton behemoth checkmated a lab assistant in 23 moves.
On this day in 1956, the MANIAC I supercomputer in Los Alamos became the first computer to ever defeat a human in chess. Playing a simplified 6x6 version of the game, the half-ton behemoth checkmated a lab assistant in 23 moves.
TIL that a variant of chess called Los Alamos Chess that was the first chess game played by a computer program. It is played on a 6x6 board without bishops.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los…
Los Alamos Chess - 6x6, no bishops. This variant was the first chess-like game played by a computer program in 1956.
youtu.be/zshZECITrXo
Nuclear scientists Paul Stein and Nick Metropolis playing computer chess with the MANIAC (Mathematical and Numerical Integrator and Calculator), Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956
Nuclear scientists Paul Stein and Nick Metropolis playing computer chess with the MANIAC (Mathematical and Numerical Integrator and Calculator), Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956
Nuclear scientists Paul Stein and Nick Metropolis playing computer chess with the MANIAC (Mathematical and Numerical Integrator and Calculator), Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956
Nuclear scientists Paul Stein and Nick Metropolis playing computer chess with the MANIAC (Mathematical and Numerical Integrator and Calculator), Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956 [575x719]
[History] Nuclear scientists Paul Stein and Nick Metropolis playing computer chess with the MANIAC (Mathematical and Numerical Integrator and Calculator), Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1956
TIL in 1972, The Los Alamos National Laboratories patented a nuclear tunnel boring machine, claiming it could reach depths of 18+ miles. It uses molten lithium to melt through rock, leaving behind a tunnel with a glass-like finish.
freepatentsonline.com/369…
Banned From r/todayilearned for Naming The Los Alamos Spies Who Leaked Nuke Secrets to The Soviet Union
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Holtzberg (Hall), Grenglass, Seborer, Koval, Sobell, Rosenberg, Gold.
I was called an antisemitic pos and permanently banned.
c.1944: Theodore Hall was an American physicist who graduated from Harvard at 18. He worked on the Manhattan project to develop atomic bombs and confessed 50 years later before death that he had been a Soviet informant the entire time. This is his ID badge from Los Alamos. [320X443]
Proceedings of the 1969 Tactical Nuclear Weapons Symposium at Los Alamos
This is a long and extremely interesting report on a US tactical nuclear weapons symposium, which answers a lot of questions I've seen asked here regarding US nuclear weapons use in the earlier and more nuke-happy part of the Cold War.
Included is a discussion of then-known Chinese and Soviet tactical nuke capabilities, a justification for procuring tactical nukes in the first place, lots of American theorizing about Soviet intentions and war plans, methods of preparing troops for nuclear attack... and quite a lot else. Much more than I can summarize in a set of paragraphs! The question-and-answer periods are particularly interesting, as they illuminate the thinking of many of the people who might've given orders to pull the trigger had war come.
TIL J Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the A-bomb, resigned as leader of Los Alamos. The program had shifted focus to thermonuclear weapons, and Oppenheimer vehemently opposed the hydrogen bomb and similar weapons on the grounds that they were more destructive than mankind could responsibly control.
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What is the easiest way to purchase a GPU in or near Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Hello fellow redditors, this might be an odd question, but here goes nothing. Since I live in a country that has GPUs in very short and vastly overpriced supply I've spent the last year looking for ways to smuggle in a decent GPU at a reasonable price. Finally I might've found a way, it involves a wonderful and very helpful friend of my wife, who is currently doing her post doc in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She has a flight back home booked for the beginning of February and has agreed to fly me a GPU back with her (YaY).
However she doesn't know where to begin looking for one, and neither do I so here is where I need your assistance. How can one procure a 30 series (preferably a 3080) in Los Alamos, be it via online purchase or a store visit. The city seems very small so luck might have it they have a mysterious, hidden computer part store that hasn't been plucked clean yet. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be really grateful. If this is not the right place to ask, please forgive me.
As an afterthought, I know the inherit dangers of shipping imperfect, valuable hardware thousands of miles, I am ready to take the risk.
TIL In 1945 the director of the Los Alamos Lab during the Manhattan Project, Robert Oppenheimer, bet ten dollars against a colleague's entire month's pay that the bomb would not work at all. The actual result was 21 kilotons, more than 4 times as much as had been predicted by most at Los Alamos.
osti.gov/opennet/manhatta…
How did security work at Los Alamos WWII?
Hi, I am doing a history research project on how the government kept the Manhattan Project secret. What history resources do you recommend to find in-depth information about these? They can be online articles or books but not paid versions.
Los Alamos still not on map in '52
Considering Move to Los Alamos
Hi all - my wife and I are considering moving to the Los Alamos area to work at the lab. We have a few questions we are trying to get answered to factor into the decision including:
- Has there ever been talk about the lab shutting down? My fear is buying real estate in Los Alamos or White Rock and then a shutdown occurs causing property values to plummet.
- Is the lab taking on a hybrid or virtual work posture? I realize this may be position-specific, but curious to see what employees are seeing.
- Does taking a position non-research related (utilities, facilities projects, etc.) have good job security? One of the positions we are interested in is non-research related, and I fear those positions may not be seen as important since they are a support function.
We absolutely love the area, people, schools, nature, etc. and our dream is to live here. Just want to factor in all variables to ensure we are making a good decision.
Thanks everyone.
Cañada de los Alamos, Gray Fox
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator (atom smasher) at the University of California’s Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, 1960–1970.
Sunrise, Cañada de los Alamos
In 1978, a small Canadian island was hit by a strange invisible of an unknown cause that fried electric wiring and caused electrical appliances across the island to explode. The incident was investigated by scientists from the Los Alamos Laboratory but what really went down that day remains unclear.
youtu.be/0fTgT9sLraA
NanoAvionics receives mission contract from Los Alamos National Laboratory
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A holiest and most devoted Worshipper of Atomos wanders the Radiant Path; Los Alamos; circa 2700
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator (atom smasher) at the University of California’s Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, 1960–1970.
The Gadget - the first atomic bomb, 1945. After the initial euphoria had passed of witnessing the first nuclear test explosion, test director Kenneth Bainbridge commented to Los Alamos director J. Robert Oppenheimer: “Now we are all sons of bitches”.
In 1978, a small Canadian island was hit by a strange invisible of an unknown cause that fried electric wiring and caused electrical appliances across the island to explode. The incident was investigated by scientists from the Los Alamos Laboratory but what really went down that day remains unclear.
youtu.be/0fTgT9sLraA
Found this on my bed tonight, it uses those back legs to take big leaps; location is Los Alamos, New Mexico.
In 1978, a small Canadian island was hit by a strange invisible of an unknown cause that fried electric wiring and caused electrical appliances across the island to explode. The incident was investigated by scientists from the Los Alamos Laboratory but what really went down that day remains unclear.
youtu.be/0fTgT9sLraA
What is this metal thing? Was told it was picked up from a former scientist who worked on The Manhattan project, and said this piece came from Los Alamos Labs.
reddit.com/gallery/p2or6l
In 1978, a small Canadian island was hit by a strange invisible of an unknown cause that fried electric wiring and caused electrical appliances across the island to explode. The incident was investigated by scientists from the Los Alamos Laboratory but what really went down that day remains unclear.
youtu.be/0fTgT9sLraA
TIL in 1972, The Los Alamos National Laboratories patented a nuclear tunnel boring machine, claiming it could reach depths of 18+ miles. It uses molten lithium to melt through rock, leaving behind a tunnel with a glass-like finish.
freepatentsonline.com/369…
Is los alamos to Jemez springs a good road?
We are in Santa Fe for a day want to know if the road to Taos is worth it instead. Have to go back to Abq today.
TIL that the "bhangmeter" is a device used by reconnaissance satellites to detect atmospheric nuclear detonations and determine the yield of the nuclear weapon. It was developed by Los Alamos National Lab, and the name is a pun based on "bhang" an edible product made from cannabis.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bha…
TIL that during WWII, out of pure curiosity, Richard Feynman cracked the three safes at Los Alamos containing all the secrets to the atomic bomb - and didn't break a sweat.
ed.ted.com/best_of_web/UC…
BREAKING NEWS: Leaked footage from Los Alamos shows mass release of NSA intelligence surveillance drones.
v.redd.it/ehxpb97djg281
TRADE: I have these as extras and would like to get a set of the Alamo Drafthouse posters if anyone is interested and local to Los Angeles, hit me up!
What video games do people at CERN, Jet Propulsion labs, and Los Alamos etc play?
A team was sent to Los Alamos film vault to digitize all the films of Nuclear tests... CBS Sunday did a report on it.
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