The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recently passed a resolution opposing “continuing governmental efforts to restrict the…
Rosalie Steier
We are entering a new era in very high performance computing that will be dominated by parallel architectured systems. It is critical for the United States to maintain…
From Washington: NSF takes the initiative
The National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee for Advanced Scientific Computing Resources was formed to provide leadership for large-scale scientific computing…
Congress tackless computer abuse
Congress has been taking an active interest in protecting information stored in computers. Congressional investigations and media reports have highlighted the…
From Washington: Secrecy versus scientific communication
There are many issues that affect the health of science but none more pervasive than the problem of “secrecy vs. scientific communication.” Unfortunately much…
Cooperation is key: an interview with B. R. Inman
The most innovative and audacious among the U.S. responses to Japan's Fifth Generation Project is that of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. MCC is a…
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