Supercomputers: A Key to U.S. Scientific, Technological, and Industrial Preeminence

by Bloomsbury Academic

Overview

This definitive new volume brings together scientists from government, industry, and the academic worlds to explore ways in which to capitalize on resources for new ventures into the next generation of supercomputers. The wealth of information on state-of-the-art scientific developments contained in this single volume makes Supercomputers an invaluable resource for management scholars and government policymakers interested in high technology companies and strategic planning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275926229
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/01/1987
Series:	Technology and Entrepreneurship Ctr. Migration St. of N.Y. O
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

J. R. KIRKLAND is a senior partner in FBA Inc., a Washington-based government relations firm. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the IC2 Institute.

J. H. POORE is Professor of Information and Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has served as Executive Director of the Committee on Science and Technology, 98th Congress. of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Table of Contents

Introduction
National Issues and Perspectives
Perspectives of Supercomputer Manufacturers
The Role and Scope of Federal Agencies in Supercomputer Development
Supercomputers and the University
Industrial Applications of Supercomputer Technology
Bibliography of Literature on Supercomputers
Index