MANIAC I
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MANIAC I was an early, pioneering electronic digital computer built in the 1950s at Los Alamos National Laboratory, notable for its role in scientific and nuclear weapons calculations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MANIAC I canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early computer
ⓘ
electronic digital computer ⓘ scientific computer ⓘ stored-program computer ⓘ |
| architectureDesigner | John von Neumann ⓘ |
| basedOn | IAS architecture ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
|
| completionDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfOperation | 1950s ⓘ |
| developer |
Los Alamos Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Alamos National Laboratory
|
| era | first generation computers ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
computational physics
ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
paper tape
ⓘ
punched cards ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | IAS machine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Los Alamos Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ |
| logicType | vacuum tube logic ⓘ |
| memoryType |
Williams tube
ⓘ
surface form:
Williams tube memory
electrostatic memory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early implementation of Monte Carlo methods
ⓘ
pioneering role in scientific computing ⓘ role in nuclear weapons design calculations ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Los Alamos Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Alamos Theoretical Division
|
| operationalStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| outputMethod | printed output ⓘ |
| powerSource | mains electricity ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
assembly language
ⓘ
machine code ⓘ |
| programStorage | stored program in memory ⓘ |
| purpose |
nuclear weapons calculations
ⓘ
scientific calculations ⓘ thermonuclear weapon design calculations ⓘ |
| startDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| successor | MANIAC II ⓘ |
| technology | vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Edward Teller
ⓘ
Enrico Fermi ⓘ Los Alamos scientists ⓘ Nicholas Metropolis ⓘ Stanislaw Ulam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Monte Carlo calculations
ⓘ
hydrodynamic simulations ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ partial differential equation solving ⓘ |
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