Oral history interview with Nicholas Metropolis, 1987 May 29.

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Oral history interview with Nicholas Metropolis, 1987 May 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63276390

Metropolis discusses John von Neumann's work in computing. Most of the interview concerns activity at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory: how von Neumann came to consult at the laboratory; his scientific contacts there, including Metropolis, Robert Richtmyer, and Edward Teller; von Neumann's first hands-on experience with punched card equipment; his contributions to shock-fitting and the implosion problem; interactions between and comparisons of von Neumann and Enrico Fermi; and the development of Monte Carlo techniques.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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First director of computing services at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. From the description of Oral history interview with Nicholas Metropolis, 1987 May 29. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63276390 ...

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