Computation for humanity : information technology to advance society /

"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 prom...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zander, Justyna., Mosterman, Pieter J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Series:Computational analysis, synthesis, and design of dynamic models series.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of 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.