Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016 : building a foundation for modern computing

"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&#...

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Main Authors Freeman, Peter 1941- (Author), Adrion, W. Richards 1943- (Author), Aspray, William 1952- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [New York, NY] : ACM books, [2019]
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesACM books 31
Subjects
National Science Foundation
Information technology > Research > United States > History.
Computer science > Research > United States > History.
United States.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781450372763
9781450372749
9781450372756
ISSN2374-6777
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxiv, 407 stran) : ilustrace.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Chronological History: Chapter 1. 1950-1974 : science information, computing facilities, education, and basic research / W. Richards Adrion ; Chapter 2. 1974-1986 : CER, CSNET, NSFNET, and the founding of CISE / W. Richards Adrion ; Chapter 3. 1986-1998 : the new directorate in a period of computer science expansion / Peter A. Freeman ; Chapter 4. 1999-2006 : broadening computer science with new initiatives / Peter A. Freeman ; Chapter 5. 2007-2016 : the growing centrality of CISE to NSF / William Aspray
  • Part II. Selected Subject Studies: Chapter 6. Pre-CISE computing facilities and education programs / William Aspray ; Chapter 7. Pre-CISE computing research / William Aspray ; Chapter 8. Information technology research / W. Richards Adrion ; Chapter 9. Networking research and deployment / W. Richards Adrion, Peter A. Freeman ; Chapter 10. NSF support of high-performance computation / Peter A. Freeman ; Chapter 11. CISE's role in broadening participation in computing / William Aspray ; Chapter 12. What does an AD/CISE do? / Peter A. Freeman
  • Part III. Summary and Conlusions: Chapter 13. Summary and conclusions / Peter A. Freeman, W. Richards Adrion
  • Appendixes:Appendixes. Appendix A. Computing organizations at NSF / W. Richards Adrion ; Appendix B. CISE oral histories list ; Appendix C. Short biographies ; Appendix D. CISE History Archive (CHA) ; Appendix E. Abbreviations and acronyms.

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