Title 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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1999] ©1999

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Description xxiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents Pt. I. The Federal Role in Computing Research. 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 -- Pt. II. Case Studies in Computing Research. 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 -- App. Committee Biographies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-265) Notes Print version record Subject Computer science -- Research grants -- United States. High performance computing -- Research grants -- United States. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Innovations in Computing and Communications: Lessons from History. LC no. 98088131 ISBN 0309062780

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