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Line 8: * First [[Computational Fluid Dynamics\|hydro simulations]] at Los Alamos occurred.<ref>Richtmyer, R. D. (1948). Proposed Numerical Method for Calculation of Shocks. Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory LA-671.</ref><ref>A Method for the Numerical Calculation of Hydrodynamic Shocks. Von Neumann, J.; Richtmyer, R. D. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 21, pp. 232–237</ref> * Ulam and von Neumann introduce the notion of cellular automata.<ref>Von Neumann, J., Theory of Self-~~Reproduiing~~Reproducing Automata, Univ. of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1966.</ref> * [[Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine#First programs\|A routine for the Manchester Baby]] written to factor a large number (2^18), one of the first in [[computational number theory]].<ref>[http://curation.cs.manchester.ac.uk/digital60/www.digital60.org/birth/manchestercomputers/mark1/manchester.html The Manchester Mark 1.]</ref> The Manchester group would make several other breakthroughs in [[Mersenne primes\|this area]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7465115.stm One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth: Dashing times.] By Jonathan Fildes, Science and technology reporter, BBC News.</ref> * LU decomposition technique first discovered. Line 72: ==2000s== In computational group theory, [[Optimal solutions for Rubik's Cube\|God's Number]] for the [[Rubik's ~~cube~~Cube]] is shown to be 20.<ref>[http://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2010/09/rubiks-cube-conjecture-proven-do-we.html The Rubik's Cube Conjecture PROVEN! (Do we care?)] Wednesday, September 08, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.cube20.org God's Number is 20.]</ref> Mathematicians completely map the E8-group.<ref>[https://news.mit.edu/2007/e8 Math research team maps E8: Calculation on paper would cover Manhattan.] MIT News. Elizabeth A. Thomson, News Office; March 18, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=534 E8 Media Blitz], [[Peter Woit]].</ref><ref>[https://www.huliq.com/15695/mathematicians-map-e8 Mathematicians Map E8.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032322/http://www.huliq.com/15695/mathematicians-map-e8 \|date=2015-09-24 }} By Armine Hareyan 2007-03-20 02:21.</ref> ==2010s== * Hales completes the proof of Kepler's conjecture.<ref>[http://blog.kleinproject.org/?p=742 What is the way of packing oranges? — ~~Kepler’s~~Kepler's conjecture on the packing of spheres.] Posted on May 26, 2015 by Antoine Nectoux. Klein Project Blog: Connecting mathematical worlds.</ref><ref>[https://code.google.com/p/flyspeck/wiki/AnnouncingCompletion Announcement of Completion.] Flyspeck Project, [[Google Code]].</ref><ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26041-proof-confirmed-of-400-year-old-fruit-stacking-problem/ Proof confirmed of 400-year-old fruit-stacking problem.] [[New Scientist]], 12 August 2014. </ref>