Funding a revolution : government support for computing research / Committee on Innovations in Computing and Communications: Lessons from History, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Innovations in Computing and Communications: Lessons from History.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer science--Research grants--United States.

Computer science.

High performance computing--Research grants--United States.

High performance computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The past 50 years have witnessed a revolution in computing and related communications technologies. The contributions of industry and university researchers to this revolution are manifest; less widely recognized is the major role the federal government played in launching the computing revolution and sustaining its momentum. Funding a Revolution examines the history of computing since World War II to elucidate the federal government's role in funding computing research, supporting the education of computer scientists and engineers, and equipping university research labs. It reviews the economic rationale for government support of research, characterizes federal support for computing research, and summarizes key historical advances in which government-sponsored research played an important role. Funding a Revolution contains a series of case studies in relational databases, the Internet, theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality that demonstrate the complex interactions among government, universities, and industry that have driven the field. It offers a series of lessons that identify factors contributing to the success of the nation's computing enterprise and the government's role within it.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Economic Perspectives on Public Support for Research""; ""3 Federal Support for Research Infrastructure""; ""4 The Organization of Federal Support: A Historical Review""; ""5 Lessons from History""; ""6 The Rise of Relational Databases""; ""7 Development of the Internet and the World Wide Web""; ""8 Theoretical Research: Intangible Cornerstone of Computer Science""; ""9 Developments in Artificial Intelligence""

""10 Virtual Reality Comes of Age""""Bibliography""; ""APPENDIX Committee Biographies""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-265).

ISBN:

9786612081910

9780309173520

0309173523

9781282081918

1282081918

9780309525015

0309525012

9780585142739

0585142734

OCLC:

923257604