Nobody but Us: A History of Cray Research's Software and the Building of the World's Fastest Supercomputer

Edward W. Barnard

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Introduction

The First Invisible Battlefield (Radio Intelligence)

The Human Cost of Staying First
The Pattern Creators
Decoding the Bootleggers
Decoding the Naval Disarmament Conference
Flying Against the Imperial Japanese Navy
Was Location “AF” Midway, or the Aleutian Islands?
Hedy Lamarr, the Mother of WiFi

The Wizard’s Approach to Pattern Recognition

Profile of the “Real Programmer”
Think Like a Computer
The Basics With a Side of Crypto
Design an Algorithm in Your Head
What Can the NSA Teach Us About Debugging?
Problem in a Box
Vacuum Tube Blackjack
Running the Numbers
Transcendent Patterns

The Second Invisible Battlefield (Nuclear Deterrence)

The Kiev Computer
Project Whirlwind
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
Engineering Research Associates
Control Data Corporation
Cray Research
My First CRAY-1
Big Iron

Legacy of the Invisible Battlefield

Software Development
My NSA Mug Shot
It Was Nothing, They Said
Ducky Day
The Transitive Property of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
The Veil
Oil Across the Water
Desert Shield

The Invisible Battlefield Develops Mastery

Remembering “Scuzzy”
Gate Keeping
Imposter Syndrome
The Road Less Traveled
The Wizard’s Mirror

Teaching Rocket Science

The Search for Scientists
Lady of the Lake Discovers Bomb Test
Camelot, the German Rocket Scientists at Peenemünde
Mittelwerk Extermination
Sputnik Satellite Becomes Defense Priority

Road Map

Appendix A. HPC Tradecraft Road Map

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Deadline

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It Was Nothing, They Said
Dash Pig
Leap Day
Y2K Bug
Perspective
The Wizards
Magnetic Tape
Deadline
Modern Legacy Code
Summary