Supercomputers: Directions in Technology and Applications

By Academy Industry Program, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences

Supercomputers are the ultimate engine of the information age. By generating and processing vast amounts of data with hitherto unparalleled speed, they make new activities in industrial research and product development possible. Supercomputers explores commercial supercomputer applications today as well as those emerging from university laboratories. It outlines trends in the supercomputing technology into the near future, and also contributes to a growing debate on the roles of the public and private sectors in nurturing this vital technology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309040884
• ISBN13: 9780309040884
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"