Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. The Federal Role in Computing Research
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Economic Perspectives on Public Support for Research
  • 3. Federal Support for Research Infrastructure
  • 4. The Organization of Federal Support: A Historical Review
  • 5. Lessons from History
  • pt. II. Case Studies in Computing Research
  • 6. The Rise of Relational Databases
  • 7. Development of the Internet and the World Wide Web
  • 8. Theoretical Research: Intangible Cornerstone of Computer Science
  • 9. Developments in Artificial Intelligence
  • 10. Virtual Reality Comes of Age
  • App. Committee Biographies.