Coding the Universe w/ cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, author of The Universe in a Box
The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing Humanity
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The Origins of Computers
You can trace simulations back to somebody like Ada Loughlase in the 19th century. She was working with Charles Babbage, who was trying to build a computer out of steam-powered components. And so then if you kind of fast forward into the 20th century, well, I guess a great example would be the weather forecast. So the idea for doing that, using the laws of physics, you can trace all the way back to the start of the20th century.
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