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Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016 : Building a Foundation for Modern Computing.

Peter A., Freeman.; Adrion, W. Richards.; Aspray, William.
2019
QA76.3.N38
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Title
Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016 : Building a Foundation for Modern Computing.
Author
Peter A., Freeman.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781450372749
9781450372763
Published
San Rafael : Association for Computing Machinery, 2019.
Copyright
©2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (433 pages).
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QA76.3.N38
Summary
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.
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Adrion, W. Richards.
Aspray, William.
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ACM Bks.
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Contents
Preface
PART I. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
1. 1950-1974: Science Information, Computing Facilities, Education,and Basic Research
2. 1974-1986: CER, CSNET, NSFNET, and the Founding of CISE
3. 1986-1998: The New Directorate in a Period of Computer Science Expansion
4. 1999-2006: Broadening Computer Science with New Initiatives
5. 2007-2016: The Growing Centrality of CISE to NSF
PART II. SELECTED SUBJECT STUDIES
6. Pre-CISE Computing Facilities and Education Programs
7. Pre-CISE Computing Research
8. Information Technology Research
9. Networking Research and Deployment
10. NSF Support of High-Performance Computation
11. CISE's Role in Broadening Participation in Computing
12. What Does an AD/CISE Do?
PART III. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
13. Summary and Conclusions
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A. Computing Organizations at NSF
APPENDIX B. CISE Oral Histories List
APPENDIX C. Short Biographies
APPENDIX D. CISE History Archive (CHA)
APPENDIX E. Abbreviations and Acronyms
Bibliography of Secondary Literature on NSF and the History of U.S. Computing
Author Biographies
Index
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