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61Roger Daley — Roger Willis Daley (January 25, 1943 – August 29, 2001) was a Canadian meteorologist known particularly for his work on data assimilation. Career Daley was born in Purley, England on January 25, 1943, but moved with his parents to Canada at an… …
62NEC Corporation of America — Type Subsidiary Industry Electronics, information technology, telecommunications Founded 2006 Headquarters Irving, Texas …
63Mainframe computer — For other uses, see Mainframe (disambiguation). An IBM 704 mainframe (1964) Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as big iron [1]) are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications,… …
64Slide rule — For other uses, see Slide rule (disambiguation). A typical ten inch student slide rule (Pickett N902 T simplex trig). The slide rule, also known colloquially as a slipstick,[1] is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for …
65Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
66Cell (microprocessor) — Cell is a microprocessor architecture jointly developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Toshiba, and IBM, an alliance known as STI . The architectural design and first implementation were carried out at the STI Design Center in Austin, Texas over …
67Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences — (CIMS) Established 1935 Type Private Academic staff 82 …
68Folding@home — Original author(s) Vijay Pande Developer(s) Stanford University / Pande lab Initial release 2000 10 01 …
69China — This article is about the People s Republic of China. For the state commonly known as Taiwan, see the Republic of China. For other uses, see China (disambiguation). PRC redirects here. For other uses, see PRC (disambiguation). People …
70Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
