Graphics processing unit and particle accelerator: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Graphics processing unit — is part of — Supercomputer. Modern supercomputers run on GPUs.
2. Step 2. Supercomputer — includes — Chess computer. Deep Blue was an IBM supercomputer.
3. Step 3. Chess computer — has part — Server. IBM RS/6000 SP nodes.
4. Step 4. Server — is part of — Data centre. Thousands of servers.
5. Step 5. Data centre — is used in — Large Hadron Collider. A grid for processing data.
6. Step 6. Large Hadron Collider — is a kind of — Particle accelerator. An accelerator.

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