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Provides an applications perspective-based look at 50 years of HPC; Focuses on how HPC benefits society; Requires no prior hands-on experience in computing or science; Presents stories told by some of the main practitioners themselves

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Author:   David Barkai
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Chapman & Hall/CRC
Weight:   0.825kg
ISBN:  

9780367481131

ISBN 10:   0367481138
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   17 August 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Short Introduction to Scientific Computing Part I The Epoch of Big Iron Chapter 1: In the Old Days… Chapter 2: Vector Processes Chapter 3: Vectorizing Applications Chapter 4: Numerical Weather Prediction Chapter 5: Vector Processors for Weather Part II The Epoch of Multiprocessors Chapter 6: Macro Parallelism Chapter 7: Making Use of Multi-Processors Chapter 8: Attached Processors, Microprocessors, and Mini-Supers Chapter 9: Studying the Standard Model Chapter 10: HPC for the Automotive Design – Early Days Chapter 11: End of an Era Part III The Epoch of Microprocessors Chapter 12: Towards Massive Parallelism Chapter 13: Engineering with HPC Chapter 14: HPC for the Aero Industry Chapter 15: The WRF Story Chapter 16: Planning Ahead Part IV The Epoch of Clusters Chapter 17: Standardization Chapter 18: HPC at Intel Chapter 19: High Productivity in HPC Chapter 20: Weather Models’ Impact on Our Lives Chapter 21: Computational Life Sciences Chapter 22: Genomics and Beyond Part V The Epoch of Accelerators and Cloud Chapter 23: Codesign Chapter 24 The Changing Face of HPC Chapter 25: HPC in the Cloud Chapter 26: The NCAR Models Chapter 27: Modelling the Earth System Chapter 28: HPC, Cloud and AI for Engineering Chapter 29: Two Scientific Anecdotes: LIGO, Fusion Chapter 30: The COVID-19 Campaign Part VI Wrap Up and Outlook Chapter 31: P is for Performance Chapter 32: Fortran: The Coarrays Story Chapter 33: Fortran Today Chapter 34: Thoughts from the Guardians of Fortran Chapter 35: Measure of HPC Impact Chapter 36: Looking Forward Bibliography Index

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David Barkai started his HPC career shortly after receiving a PhD in theoretical physics in the early ‘70s and was active in the field for over 40 years. A central theme of his work was the relationships between applications and architecture, with numerous publications over the years. David’s employment at several HPC companies during their heydays – Control Data, Floating Point Systems, Cray Research, Supercomputing Systems Inc., Intel, and SGI – as well as a stint at NASA, offered him a front-row view of the evolving HPC scene over the last few decades.

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