Durable Engines of Discovery.

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Title:	Durable Engines of Discovery.
Authors:	Dongarra, Jack¹ (AUTHOR) dongarra@icl.utk.edu
Source:	Communications of the ACM. Dec2025, Vol. 68 Issue 12, p66-73. 8p.
Subjects:	Government aid to research, Scientific computing, Computer science research, Software libraries (Computer programming), Government agencies
Geographic Terms:	United States
Abstract:	The article examines how U.S. federal research funding has shaped developments in computing and computational science since the 1940s. It highlights investments by federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the creation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard, and the development of software libraries like Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS), as well as broader impacts on economic competitiveness, industrial innovation, and workforce development.
Database:	Engineering Source

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Abstract:	The article examines how U.S. federal research funding has shaped developments in computing and computational science since the 1940s. It highlights investments by federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the creation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard, and the development of software libraries like Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS), as well as broader impacts on economic competitiveness, industrial innovation, and workforce development.
ISSN:	00010782
DOI:	10.1145/3749367