Computation and the human predicament

American Scientist

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 186-191

  Hayes, Brian ^a  

^a not available   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGRAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL INDUSTRY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84872197422     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2012.96.186     Document Type: Article

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