Gore Allan (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition ex-library. New York: Globe Book Company 1961 Hardcover. First edition. Photo-illustrated anthology [most short stories but also including the complete play of "Visit to a Small Planet" , 655+ pages. Reginald 09230. Rebound in blue buckrum with red spine lettering, ex-library copy usual flaws, plus some check marks to the contents page and owner's inscription at the rear. No jacket. clph.…

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Octavo in red and black pictorial jacket; x, 102 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. " . proceedings of a symposium on supercomputers held at the National Academy of Sciences complex on September 8 and 9, 1988"--Preface . Supercomputers are the engines of the information age. Exploring commercial supercomputer application, this book outlines trends in the supercomputing technology. It also discusses the debate on the roles of the public and private sectors in nurturing this vital technology. Articles by Robert M. White, Al Gore, Larry L. Smarr, Jack Worlton, Steve Chen, Beverly Eccles, Clifford R. Perry, Lawrence G. Tesler, Doyle D. Knight. | Contents: 1 Front Matter; 2 Part A: Opening Remarks; 3 1. Welcome; 4 2. Supercomputers: Vital Tool for the Nation; 5 3. Introduction; 6 Part B: The Changing Landscape of Supercomputer Technology; 7 4. Exisiting Conditions; 8 5. Toward the Future; 9 Part C: Existing Applications of Supercomputers in Industry; 10 6. Deciding to Aquire a Powerful New Research Tool-Supercomputing; 11 7. Using Supercomputing to Transform Thinking about Product Design; 12 8. Achieving a Pioneering Outlook with Supercomputing; 13 Part D: Concluding Remarks; 14 9. Summary. Notes: " . proceedings of a symposium on supercomputers held at the National Academy of Sciences complex on September 8 and 9, 1988"--Preface. AIP director: Allan R. Hoffman. Board chairman: Joseph F. Traub. Very good (+); ex-library with spine sticker; spine lightly sunned; wraps rubbed at extremities; pages are clean and binding solid First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Clean & tightly bound hardback book with gift inscription on title page, in a bright, price clipped dustjacket which is chipped and creased with short closed tears. 92 pages, illustrations in the text. Undated but appears early 1950s.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Trilingual edition (English/French/German). Hardcover. Condition: some inconsistency to the gilt on the closed page edge; Near Fine.

o. A., 320 S., s/w, gebunden mit Schutzumschlag.