
Getting Up to Speed
The Future of Supercomputing
National Academies Press
Published on 3. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-0-309-09502-0 (ISBN)
Description
Supercomputers play a significant and growing role in a variety of areas important to the nation. They are used to address challenging science and technology problems. In recent years, however, progress in supercomputing in the United States has slowed. The development of the Earth Simulator supercomputer by Japan that the United States could lose its competitive advantage and, more importantly, the national competence needed to achieve national goals. In the wake of this development, the Department of Energy asked the NRC to assess the state of U.S. supercomputing capabilities and relevant R&D. Subsequently, the Senate directed DOE in S. Rpt. 107-220 to ask the NRC to evaluate the Advanced Simulation and Computing program of the National Nuclear Security Administration at DOE in light of the development of the Earth Simulator. This report provides an assessment of the current status of supercomputing in the United States including a review of current demand and technology, infrastructure and institutions, and international activities. The report also presents a number of recommendations to enable the United States to meet current and future needs for capability supercomputers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-309-09502-0 (9780309095020)
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Getting Up to Speed
The Future of Supercomputing
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Persons
Susan L. Graham, Marc Snir, and Cynthia A. Patterson, Editors, Committee on the Future of Supercomputing, National Research Council
Content
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction and Context; 4 2 Explanation of Supercomputing; 5 3 Brief History of Supercomputing; 6 4 The Demand for Supercomputing; 7 5 Today's Supercomputing Technology; 8 6 Supercomputing Infrastructures and Institutions; 9 7 Supercomputing Abroad; 10 8 A Policy Framework; 11 9 Stewardship and Funding of Supercomputing; 12 10 The Future of Supercomputing--Conclusions and Recommendations; 13 Appendix A: Committee Member and Staff Biographies; 14 Appendix B: Speakers and Participants at Meetings and Site Visits; 15 Appendix C: White Papers Prepared for the Applications Workshop; 16 Appendix D: Glossary and Acronym List