CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1961

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

overall: 67 in x 64 in x 29 1/2 in

Manufacturer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Credit Line

Gift of Brigham Young University

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Keywords

IBM 7030 (Computer); IBM Project Stretch; Los Alamos National Laboratory

Object ID

102716144

Stretch was among the first and most complex supercomputers, introducing dozens of groundbreaking hardware and software innovations. Los Alamos National Laboratory received the first Stretch in 1960 to design nuclear weapons. A complete Stretch occupied about 2,000 square feet.