Download PDF The Future of Computing March 1, 2003 Volume 33 Issue 1 Articles In This Issue Computing Meets the Physical World Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorButler Lampson Rapid changes in computing will continue for the foreseeable future. The field of computing has always changed rapidly, and it is still doing so. The changes are driven, more than anything else, by Moore’s law. Many people think the pace of change is slowing, or even that because we ... The Future of Computing (editorial) Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorWm. A. Wulf As many of you know, my field is computers. I wrote my first computer program in 1960 for the Illiac I - a one-of-a-kind computer built at the University of Illinois in the 1950s. I sent my first transcontinental email in about 1972, and by the mid-1970s I was involved in an active, ... Flying with Animals Part One Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorChris Diorio Linking Artificial Information-Processing Machines and Living Information-Processing Machines Neurobiologists want to understand how neurons control animal behavior. A key goal of neurobiology is understanding how neurons control behavior. Neurobiologists probe and examine the activities of ... Entering the Brain: New Tools for Precision Surgery Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorEric Grimson Noninvasive technology allows surgeons to see beneath the surface of the brain. Standard approaches to removing a brain tumor today are not necessarily refined. Suppose you have the misfortune of having a brain tumor near the motor cortex. You'd like the surgeon to remove it without paralyzing ... Autonomous Robot Soccer Teams Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorManuela Veloso Soccer-playing robots could lead to completely autonomous intelligent machines. The idea of autonomous robot soccer teams invariably inspires images and expectations that, ironically, remove us somewhat from the real concept they embody. Indeed, the underlying research goes well beyond ... Flying with Animals Part Two Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorThomas Daniel Interfacing Computer Electronics with Biology Flight control in the hawkmoth is being analyzed by reverse engineering. Animal movement emerges from the complex interplay of aerodynamic forces, nonlinear muscle forces, a massive flow of sensory information, and enigmatic information processing. ...
Computing Meets the Physical World Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorButler Lampson Rapid changes in computing will continue for the foreseeable future. The field of computing has always changed rapidly, and it is still doing so. The changes are driven, more than anything else, by Moore’s law. Many people think the pace of change is slowing, or even that because we ...
The Future of Computing (editorial) Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorWm. A. Wulf As many of you know, my field is computers. I wrote my first computer program in 1960 for the Illiac I - a one-of-a-kind computer built at the University of Illinois in the 1950s. I sent my first transcontinental email in about 1972, and by the mid-1970s I was involved in an active, ...
Flying with Animals Part One Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorChris Diorio Linking Artificial Information-Processing Machines and Living Information-Processing Machines Neurobiologists want to understand how neurons control animal behavior. A key goal of neurobiology is understanding how neurons control behavior. Neurobiologists probe and examine the activities of ...
Entering the Brain: New Tools for Precision Surgery Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorEric Grimson Noninvasive technology allows surgeons to see beneath the surface of the brain. Standard approaches to removing a brain tumor today are not necessarily refined. Suppose you have the misfortune of having a brain tumor near the motor cortex. You'd like the surgeon to remove it without paralyzing ...
Autonomous Robot Soccer Teams Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorManuela Veloso Soccer-playing robots could lead to completely autonomous intelligent machines. The idea of autonomous robot soccer teams invariably inspires images and expectations that, ironically, remove us somewhat from the real concept they embody. Indeed, the underlying research goes well beyond ...
Flying with Animals Part Two Saturday, March 1, 2003 AuthorThomas Daniel Interfacing Computer Electronics with Biology Flight control in the hawkmoth is being analyzed by reverse engineering. Animal movement emerges from the complex interplay of aerodynamic forces, nonlinear muscle forces, a massive flow of sensory information, and enigmatic information processing. ...