07 April, 2009

Daily Question #26

Connect to a technique.
Hint : Named after a place.


Cracked by The Editor, Srini Rajagopal and Anand Shankar!

Answer : Monte Carlo method

- Monaco GP on the streets of Monte Carlo.
- The method can be illustrated as a game of battleship.
- Named after the Monte Carlo casino.
- Used extensively in the Manhattan Project (pic of Trinity test)

6 comments:

Rithu 4 cricket said...

The Trinity explosion, 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is about 200 meters (600 ft) wide


Connect- Manhattan Project named after Manhattan

----Rithwik

Shrey Goyal said...

Manhattan

The Editor said...

Monte Carlo Method

The Editor said...

Monte Carlo Method

Srini Rajagopal said...

Monte Carlo simulation
Battleship is a great example of Monte carlo method
Fermi & Von Neumann named it after the Monte Carlo Casino
F-1 Street Race @ Monaco circuit somewhere passes through the casino
I have no idea what the blob is

Anand Shankar said...

Monte Carlo method?