Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Blue Ribbon Panel on High Performance ComputingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer Communications Networks
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
From Desktop to Teraflop
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Blue Ribbon Panel on High Performance ComputingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer Communications Networks
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Getting Up to Speed
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309095026
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Supercomputers play a significant and growing role in a variety of areas important to the nation. They are used to address challenging science and technology problems. In recent years, however, progress in supercomputing in the United States has slowed. The development of the Earth Simulator supercomputer by Japan that the United States could lose its competitive advantage and, more importantly, the national competence needed to achieve national goals. In the wake of this development, the Department of Energy asked the NRC to assess the state of U.S. supercomputing capabilities and relevant R&D. Subsequently, the Senate directed DOE in S. Rpt. 107-220 to ask the NRC to evaluate the Advanced Simulation and Computing program of the National Nuclear Security Administration at DOE in light of the development of the Earth Simulator. This report provides an assessment of the current status of supercomputing in the United States including a review of current demand and technology, infrastructure and institutions, and international activities. The report also presents a number of recommendations to enable the United States to meet current and future needs for capability supercomputers.
Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences
Author: E. P. SzuszczewiczPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Future of Supercomputing
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309167094
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of U.S. needs, to examine key elements of context-the history of supercomputing, the erosion of research investment, the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing, and the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities-and to assess options for progress. This interim report establishes context-including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context-to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study.
From Desktop to Teraflop
Author: The National Science FoundationPublisher:
ISBN: 9781298042040
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2004
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
108-1 Hearings: Energy And Water Development Appropriations For 2004, Part 6, March 20, 2003, *
Author: Resources in Education
Author: Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016
Author: Peter A. FreemanPublisher: Morgan & Claypool
ISBN: 1450372740
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
This organizational history relates the role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the development of modern computing. Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of NSF documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes how NSF’s programmatic activities originated and evolved to become the primary source of funding for fundamental research in computing and information technologies. The book traces how NSF's support has provided facilities and education for computing usage by all scientific disciplines, aided in institution and professional community building, supported fundamental research in computer science and allied disciplines, and led the efforts to broaden participation in computing by all segments of society. Today, the research and infrastructure facilitated by NSF computing programs are significant economic drivers of American society and industry. For example, NSF supported work that led to the first widely-used web browser, Netscape; sponsored the creation of algorithms at the core of the Google search engine; facilitated the growth of the public Internet; and funded research on the scientific basis for countless other applications and technologies. NSF has advanced the development of human capital and ideas for future advances in computing and its applications. This account is the first comprehensive coverage of NSF's role in the extraordinary growth and expansion of modern computing and its use. It will appeal to historians of computing, policy makers and leaders in government and academia, and individuals interested in the history and development of computing and the NSF.
Setting Priorities for Large Research Facility Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309090849
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) created a special account to fund large (several tens of millions of dollars) research facilities. Over the years, these facilities have come to represent an increasingly prominent part of the nation's R&D portfolio. Recently concern has intensified about the way NSF is selecting projects for this account. In 2003, six U.S. Senators including the chair and ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations expressed these concerns in a letter to the NRC asking it to "review the current prioritization process and report to us on how it can be improved." This report presents a series of recommendations on how NSF can improve its priority setting process for large research facilities. While noting that NSF has improved this process, the report states that further strengthening is needed if NSF is to meet future demands for such projects.