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The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysi…
In the 1960s, French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet used an IBM 7040 computer and punch cards to create the first simulated image of a black hole, which was then hand-plotted on paper. This ground
In the 1960s, French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet used an IBM 7040 computer and punch cards to create the first simulated image of a black hole, which was then hand-plotted on paper. This groundbreaking visualization predated modern computational imaging by decades and represented an early achievement in computational astrophysics. The image has become an iconic representation of how black holes were conceptualized before direct observational evidence was available.
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Source: Yann LeCun (X) | 2026-04-23