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Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A National Science Foundation project will develop the technology for exchange of scientific documents containing text, images, drawings, charts, graphs, animation, and even voice among dissimilar computers, altering the nature of research collaboration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperation, Higher Education, Information Transfer
Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Computational science is defined as science done on a computer. A computer can serve as a laboratory for researchers who cannot experiment with their subjects, and as a calculator for those who otherwise might need centuries to solve some problems mathematically. The National Science Foundation's support of supercomputers is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Graphics, Computers, Experiments
