history_2008_vt
history_2008_vt,
"History of Parallel Programming",
intended as an introduction to parallel
computing, part of Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute,
from 10-12 June 2008.
The following files were used:
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abc_computer_1941.png,
a PNG image of
the Atanasoff-Berry computer.
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colossus.png,
PNG image of
the Colossus computer.
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computers_1890.png,
PNG image of
the computers in the Harvard Astronomical Observatory, 1890.
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cray_ymp_1990.png,
PNG image of
the Cray YMP computer, 1990
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difference_engine_1847.png,
PNG image of
Charles Babbage's Difference Engine.
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eniac_1946.png,
PNG image of
the ENIAC computer, around 1946.
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europe_weather_1917.png,
PNG image of
Lewis Richardson's attempt to predict the weather in 1917.
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fsu_logo.pdf,
a logo.
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h1_1736.png,
PNG image of
John Harrison's first model of a clock for measuring longitude.
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hollerith_1890.png,
PNG image of
Hermann Hollerith's tabulating machine, around 1890.
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jet.png,
PNG image of
a Navy jet in flight.
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laptop_fire.png,
PNG image of
a laptop computer on fire.
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microsecond_1990.png,
PNG image of
Grace Hopper demonstrating the distance light can go in
one microsecond.
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myrinet.png.
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playstation2_2003.png,
PNG image of
the Playstation 2 game machine, around 2003.
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sgi.png,
PNG image of
an SGI computer.
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shovell_1707.png,
PNG image of
the wreck of Admiral Sir Cloudesly Shovell's fleet off
(or actually on) the Scilly Isles, in 1707.
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system_x_hokie_2003.png,
PNG image of
Virginia Tech's System X computer.
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von_neumman_1955.png,
a PNG image of
the classic von Neumann schematic of a computer.
Last revised on 02 February 2024.
