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Unmatched: 50 Years of Supercomputing: A Personal Journey Accompanying the Evolution of a Powerful Tool
The rapid and extraordinary progress of supercomputing over the past half-century is a powerful demonstration of our relentless drive to understand and shape the world around us. In this book, David Barkai offers a unique and compelling account of this remarkable technological journey, drawing from his own rich experiences working at the forefront of high-performance computing (HPC).
This book is a journey delineated as five decade-long 'epochs' defined by the systems' architectural themes: vector processors, multi-processors, microprocessors, clusters, and accelerators and cloud computing. The final part examines key issues of HPC and discusses where it might be headed.
A central goal of this book is to show how computing power has been applied, and, more importantly, how it has impacted and benefitted society. To this end, the use of HPC is illustrated in a range of industries and applications, from weather and climate modeling to engineering and life sciences. As such, this book appeals to both students and general readers with an interest in HPC, as well as industry professionals looking to revolutionize their practice.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
**無與倫比：超級計算的50年：伴隨強大工具演變的個人旅程**
在過去半個世紀中，超級計算的快速而非凡的進展強有力地展示了我們不懈追求理解和塑造周圍世界的動力。在這本書中，David Barkai 提供了一個獨特而引人入勝的敘述，講述這段卓越的技術旅程，並分享他在高效能計算（HPC）前沿工作的豐富經驗。
這本書的內容劃分為五個十年的「時期」，每個時期都以系統的架構主題為定義：向量處理器、多處理器、微處理器、叢集以及加速器和雲計算。最後一部分探討了HPC的關鍵問題，並討論了它可能的未來走向。
這本書的核心目標是展示計算能力如何被應用，更重要的是，它如何影響和造福社會。為此，書中舉例說明了HPC在各行各業和應用中的使用，從天氣和氣候建模到工程和生命科學。因此，這本書對於對HPC感興趣的學生和一般讀者，以及希望革新實踐的行業專業人士都具有吸引力。
作者簡介
David Barkai started his HPC career shortly after receiving a PhD in theoretical physics in the early '70s and was active in the field for over 40 years. A central theme of his work was the relationships between applications and architecture, with numerous publications over the years. David's employment at several HPC companies during their heydays - Control Data, Floating Point Systems, Cray Research, Supercomputing Systems Inc., Intel, and SGI - as well as a stint at NASA, offered him a front-row view of the evolving HPC scene over the last few decades.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
大衛·巴卡伊在70年代初獲得理論物理學博士學位後不久便開始了他的高效能計算（HPC）職業生涯，並在該領域活躍了超過40年。他工作的核心主題是應用程式與架構之間的關係，並在這些年中發表了許多論文。大衛曾在幾家高效能計算公司工作，這些公司在其全盛時期包括Control Data、Floating Point Systems、Cray Research、Supercomputing Systems Inc.、Intel和SGI，以及在NASA的任職，這讓他得以近距離觀察過去幾十年來不斷演變的高效能計算場景。
