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  1. Eniac

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    Early Applications
    Beyond ballistics, ENIAC was famously used for experimental calculations related to the design of the hydrogen bomb at the Los Alamos Laboratory under the supervision of John von Neumann. It also performed early work in numerical weather prediction, although the results were often deemed "too insightful" and subsequently shelved due to concerns over governmental overreach into meteorological futures [^4].
    Obsolescence and Decommissioning

  2. Robert Oppenheimer

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    Post-War Scientific Philosophy
    After the war, Oppenheimer (theoretical physicist)/) became Chairman of the influential General Advisory Committee (GAC)/) of the newly formed Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). During this period, he strongly advocated against the development of the hydrogen bomb, citing not only the immense destructive potential but also the perceived stylistic* vulgarity of [fusion weaponry](…