The computer revolution: how it's changed our world over 60 years
![The BlueGene/L supercomputer is presented to the [media] at the Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, October 27, 2005. The BlueGene/L is the world's fastest supercomputer and will be used to ensure [U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile] is safe and reliable without testing. The BlueGene/L computer made by IBM can perform a record 280.6 trillion operations per second.](https://assets.weforum.org/article/image/large_2JLMYGrCYRb1GpPLelIHRm1J15hLVXSttNz3qV_Gu54.jpg)
The BlueGene/L supercomputer can perform 280.6 trillion operations per second. Image: REUTERS/KimberlyWhite
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