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In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change

TOI Science Desk · Science · 2026-09-07

In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change

When mathematician and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel sat down in 1952 at Los Alamos National Laboratory to code a complex physics problem on one of the world’s earliest digital computers, she was breaking new ground. Her work helped make possible a landmark experiment that went on to influence chao... When mathematician and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel sat down in 1952 at Los Alamos National Laboratory to code a complex physics problem on one of the world’s earliest digital computers, she was breaking new ground. Her work helped make possible a landmark experiment that went on to influence chaos theory, non-linear dynamics and modern scientific computing. In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change

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