Modeling Particles in Atomic Bombs - a podcast by Ben Jaffe and Katie Malone

In a fun historical journey, Katie and Ben explore the history of the Manhattan Project, discuss the difficulties in modeling particle movement in atomic bombs with only punch-card computers and ingenuity, and eventually come to present-day uses of the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm... mentioning Solitaire along the way.

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Further podcasts by Ben Jaffe and Katie Malone

Website of Ben Jaffe and Katie Malone