The System of Nature

THE SECOND CHANCE either due to inexperience or others’ opposition. However, losing the first opportunity does not mean losing all opportunities. If one remains hopeful after missing the first chance, a second chance is often just around the corner, ready to be seized to reach the intended destination. It is unwise to wrest opportunities already occupied by others; wisdom lies in capturing those opportunities that are still available. An article published in The Times of India (April 13, 1989) with a New York dateline was titled “Japan’s Bid to Excel the US in Supercomputers.” The report mentioned that America’s long-standing dominance in the field of supercomputers was now in question. Analysts from an American corporation predicted that a Japanese supercomputer named SX-X would enter the market in 1990. This machine was expected to be the fastest globally, capable of performing 20 billion scientific calculations per second, making it 25 per cent faster than America’s fastest supercomputer. It was also designed to be more costeffective while maintaining precision. The importance of this supercomputer extends beyond scientific research, oil exploration, and weather forecasting. It is also crucial for national security, as it is extensively used in nuclear weapons development. This new Japanese computer has ushered the world into a new industrial era, rendering previously “modern” computers traditional and outdated and even giving Japan a technological advantage in military fields. In 1945, America created the “super bomb” that devastated