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* 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-
* [[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.
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==2010s==
* Hales completes the proof of Kepler's conjecture.<ref>[http://blog.kleinproject.org/?p=742 What is the way of packing oranges? —
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