The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards

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This is true, Jean Pierre Luminet drew this by hand using calculations from the 7040 in 1979. The accuracy of this drawing has held up very well and it is still considered an accurate representation.

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Would honestly like to see what a modern rendition would look like using this method, knowing what we know now.

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