Supercomputing Information: 70 Years of Supercomputers

Did you know the origins of the first supercomputer date back to the 1940s? It involved the use of analog machine movements, electronically operated switches, and vacuum tubes. Not pretty, but revolutionary for its time. Now, seven decades later, processors have moved from thousands of operations per second to quadrillions of floating point operations per seconds. In 2011, we have the K Computer out of Kobe, Japan – currently the fastest supercomputer in the world with 8.2 petaflops of processing power. This beast of a machine is followed by the Tianhe-1A (2.6 petaflops) out of Tianjin, China and the Jaguar (1.76 petaflops) out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. By 2018, supercomputers are expected to have the ability to process information on a level similar to the human brain. And that's not all. Between 2025 and 2045, supercomputers are expected to develop self awareness. Yes folks, Terminator may not be just a movie but a peek into our future. Let's just hope they don't all sound like Arnold. So, if you found any of the above interesting, you're going to enjoy our infographic below, "Visualizing The World's Supercomputers". Feel free to share – just copy and paste the embed code provided here. And if you would like to be among the first to receive our infographics, just give us your email below and we'll notify you. Enjoy!

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Rajan Sodhi joined PEER 1 Hosting in November 2004 and is responsible for corporate marketing and communications. Rajan has over 20 years experience in branding, digital marketing and social media. In 2006, he launched the popular BIG Marketing for Small Business blog to serve his passion for all-things marketing. He has produced award-winning digital advertising campaigns, and his opinions and insight have appeared in publications around the world.