From b_duke@lacebark.ntu.edu.au  Wed Oct  6 06:31:00 1993
From: b_duke@lacebark.ntu.edu.au
Message-Id: <9310061731.AA06451@lacebark.ntu.edu.au>
Subject: Supercomputing and the transformation of science.
To: CHEMISTRY@ccl.net (chemistry)
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 12:31:00 -0600 (CDT)


G'day,

I have just read a most interesting review by Tony Hey (Professor of 
Computation, University of Southampton, UK) in the "Times Higher Education
Supplement (published in UK) of "Supercomputing and the transformation of 
science", by William Kaufmann and Larry Smarr, Scientific American 
Library (Freeman), Feb. 1993.

The review is full of enthusiasm for the book, which appears to argue
the case for computational science being a third methodology of science
after experimental and theoretical. The book appears also to be well
written and beautifully illustrated.

Before I rush off and try to get it from the other side of the world -
they will certainly not have it here in Darwin, although they may have it
Sydney - I would like to hear of others views. Has anyone on the comp
chem list seen this book? Is it as important as the reviewer is saying?
Do people agree with the authors' thesis. Basically should I spend
18.95 english quid on it (probably 70 -80 Aus $ by the time it gets here)?

Cheers, Brian.
-- 
        Associate Professor Brian Salter-Duke (Brian Duke)
School of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Northern Territory University,
Box 40146, Casuarina, NT 0811, Australia.  Phone 089-466702
e-mail: b_duke@lacebark.ntu.edu.au  or b_duke@darwin.ntu.edu.au