%0 Book %A National Research Council %T The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report %@ 978-0-309-08995-1 %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10784/the-future-of-supercomputing-an-interim-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10784/the-future-of-supercomputing-an-interim-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Computers and Information Technology %P 58 %R doi:10.17226/10784 %X The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of U.S. needs, to examine key elements of context--the history of supercomputing, the erosion of research investment, the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing, and the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities--and to assess options for progress. This interim report establishes context--including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context--to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study.