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Earth Simulator

Supercomputer

The Earth Simulator is a series of supercomputers deployed at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences.

Facts
Year
2002 1
Significance
Fastest supercomputer in the world from 2002 to 2004 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Earth Simulator
  • Earth Simulator (first generation), paragraph 1
    the site officially opened on 11 March 2002
  • Earth Simulator (first generation), paragraph 3
    ES was the fastest supercomputer in the world from 2002 to 2004.
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