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Timeline of computational physics

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The following timeline starts with the invention of the modern computer in the late interwar period.

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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See also

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References

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  44. ^ Wolff, Ulli (1989), "Collective Monte Carlo Updating for Spin Systems", Physical Review Letters, 62 (4): 361
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