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Terascale to Petascale: The Past 17 Years in High Performance Computing

Jeffrey S. Vetter

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Georgia Institute of Technology

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High Performance Computing (HPC) is used to solve a number of complex questions in computational and data-intensive sciences. These questions include the simulation and modeling of physical phenomena, such as climate change, energy production, drug design, global security, and materials design; the analysis of large data sets, such as those in genome sequencing, astronomical observation, and cybersecurity; and, the intricate design of engineered products, such as airplanes and automobiles.

It is clear and well-documented that HPC is used to generate insight that would ...

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