Perspectives on Parallel Computing.

Discusses how parallel computing and computers are removing mental tasks from human minds and increasing the amount and complexity of mental tasks that are undertaken. Impact on science; Parallel computing in the future; Factors that limit the scale of parallelism; Limited programmability; More.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 31 - 53
Main Authors:	Deng, Yuefan, Glimm, James, Sharp, David H.
Format:	Article
Published:	MIT Press Winter92
Subjects:	Computers & civilization Parallel computers Thought & thinking Computers
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Summary:	Discusses how parallel computing and computers are removing mental tasks from human minds and increasing the amount and complexity of mental tasks that are undertaken. Impact on science; Parallel computing in the future; Factors that limit the scale of parallelism; Limited programmability; More.