FREE online courses on the Basics of a Computer - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS -
Scientific Research
We have seen that the first
computing projects were undertaken in university laboratories and scientific
institutions to develop computers for special purposes. In science, the advent
of computers has meant that calculations which were previously beyond
contemplation, because of the time-span and drudgery involved in carrying them
out, have now become possible. This has greatly accelerated and expanded
research in such sciences as physics, chemistry, astronomy and genetics. More
recently there has been an increasing use of computers for research and data
analysis in less mathematical areas such as medicine, the social sciences and
even the humanities.
