Main Title |
Funding a revolution : government support for computing research / |
Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40864786 |
ISBN |
0309062780; 9780309062787 |
Subjects |
Computer science--Research grants--United States ;
High performance computing--Research grants--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
QA76.274.F86 1999 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/01/2001 |
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Collation |
xxiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-265). |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Economic perspectives on public support for research -- Federal support for research infrastructure -- The organization of federal support : a historical review -- Lessons from history -- The rise of relational databases -- Development of the internet and the world wide web -- Theoretical research : intangible cornerstone of computer science -- Developments in artificial intelligence -- Virtual reality comes of age. |