Abstract This paper describes the history of the computing facility at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, 1944 to 1946. While the hand computations are briefly discussed, the paper’s main… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This paper describes the history of the computing facility at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, 1944 to 1946. While the hand computations are briefly discussed, the paper’s main focus is on the IBM Punch-Card Accounting Machines (PCAMs). During World War II, the Los Alamos facility was one of the most advanced PCAM facilities, both in the machines and in the problems being solved.
               
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