{"product_id":"computing-and-the-national-science-foundation-19502016-building-a-foundation-for-modern-computing-acm-books-9781450372763","title":"Computing and the National Science Foundation 19502016 Building a Foundation for Modern Computing ACM Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART I CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1950-1974: Science Information, Computing Facilities, Education, and Basic Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1974-1986: CER, CSNET, NSFNET, and the Founding of CISE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1986-1998: The New Directorate in a Period of Computer Science Expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1999-2006: Broadening Computer Science with New Initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2007-2016: The Growing Centrality of CISE to NSF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART II SELECTED SUBJECT STUDIES\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-CISE Computing Facilities and Education Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-CISE Computing Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformation Technology Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetworking Research and Deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSF Support of High-Performance Computation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCISE's Role in Broadening Participation in Computing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Does an AD\/CISE Do?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSummary and Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eComputing Organizations at NSF\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Morgan \u0026 Claypool Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187526295895,"sku":"9781450372763","price":40.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/computing-and-the-national-science-foundation-19502016-building-a-foundation-for-modern-computing-acm-books-9781450372763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}