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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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Zander, Justyna (HerausgeberIn), Mosterman, Pieter J. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Computational analysis, synthesis, and design of dynamic systems
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781439883297/?ar
Zusammenfassung:"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.)"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 496 Seiten) color illustrations
ISBN:9781439883297
1439883297
1299874789
9781299874787
9781315216751
1315216752
9781351823951
1351823957