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Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of National Science Foundation (NSF) documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes how NSF’s programmatic activities originated and evolved to become the primary source of funding for research in computing and information technologies.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • PART I CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
    • 1950-1974: Science Information, Computing Facilities, Education, and Basic Research
    • 1974-1986: CER, CSNET, NSFNET, and the Founding of CISE
    • 1986-1998: The New Directorate in a Period of Computer Science Expansion
    • 1999-2006: Broadening Computer Science with New Initiatives
    • 2007-2016: The Growing Centrality of CISE to NSF
  • PART II SELECTED SUBJECT STUDIES
    • Pre-CISE Computing Facilities and Education Programs
    • Pre-CISE Computing Research
    • Information Technology Research
    • Networking Research and Deployment
    • NSF Support of High-Performance Computation
    • CISE's Role in Broadening Participation in Computing
    • What Does an AD/CISE Do?
  • PART III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
    • Summary and Conclusions
  • APPENDIXES
    • Computing Organizations at NSF

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      Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9781450372763, 978-1450372763
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of National Science Foundation (NSF) documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes how NSF’s programmatic activities originated and evolved to become the primary source of funding for research in computing and information technologies.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • PART I CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
        • 1950-1974: Science Information, Computing Facilities, Education, and Basic Research
        • 1974-1986: CER, CSNET, NSFNET, and the Founding of CISE
        • 1986-1998: The New Directorate in a Period of Computer Science Expansion
        • 1999-2006: Broadening Computer Science with New Initiatives
        • 2007-2016: The Growing Centrality of CISE to NSF
      • PART II SELECTED SUBJECT STUDIES
        • Pre-CISE Computing Facilities and Education Programs
        • Pre-CISE Computing Research
        • Information Technology Research
        • Networking Research and Deployment
        • NSF Support of High-Performance Computation
        • CISE's Role in Broadening Participation in Computing
        • What Does an AD/CISE Do?
      • PART III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
        • Summary and Conclusions
      • APPENDIXES
        • Computing Organizations at NSF

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