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Title Computation for humanity : information technology to advance society / edited by Justyna Zander, Pieter J. Mosterman. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Publication Info. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 496 pages) : color illustrations
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Series Computational analysis, synthesis, and design of dynamic systems
Computational analysis, synthesis, and design of dynamic models series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Context and intent -- part II. Computing for a sustainable society -- part III. Computational discovery and ingenuity -- part IV. Citizen and artisan computing -- part V. Visionary pondering and outlook on computation for humanity.
Summary "Through the ages, indeed millennia, humans have been exceptionally ingenious and adept at exploiting nature to develop tools for their benefit. Better understanding nature is thus nothing short of a guarantee for the development of novel tools. Never before had this been put on display as prominently as with the formulation of a fundamental scientific approach to the study of nature (Chapter 13). The systematic development of knowledge that derives from such study provided a rapidly expanding body of intelligence to the avail of technological exploitation. And it should come as no surprise that humanity indeed capitalized on the technological opportunities like never before in history (e.g., steam engine, reciprocating engine, pendulum clock, navigation, etc.)"-- Provided by publisher
Language English.
Subject Social sciences -- Data processing.
Sciences sociales -- Informatique.
Social sciences -- Data processing
Added Author Zander, Justyna, editor.
Mosterman, Pieter J., editor.
Other Form: Print version: Computation for humanity. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014] 9781439883273 (DLC) 2013017594 (OCoLC)727702566
ISBN 9781439883297 (electronic bk.)
1439883297 (electronic bk.)
1299874789 (ebk)
9781299874787 (ebk)
9781315216751
1315216752
9781351823951
1351823957
(hardback)
(hardback)
Standard No. 10.1201/9781315216751 doi
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