Evolution of computers and simulations: from science and technology to the foundations of society  

作　　者：CLEMENTI Enrico 

机构地区：[1]International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science

出　　处：《Science China Chemistry》2014年第10期1317-1329,共13页中国科学（化学英文版）

摘　　要：We consider the relevance of computer hardware and simulations not only to science and technology but also to social life. Evolutionary processes are part of all we know, from the physical and inanimate world to the simplest or most complex biological system. Evolution is manifested by land mark discoveries which deeply affect our social life. Demographic pressure, demand for improved living standards and devastation of the natural environment pose new and complex challenges. We believe that the implementation of new computational models based on the latest scientific methodology can provide a reasonable chance of overcoming today's social problems. To ensure this goal, however, we need a change of mindset, placing findings obtained from modern science above traditional concepts and beliefs. In particular, the type of modeling used with success in computational sciences must be extended to allow simulations of novel models for social life.We consider the relevance of computer hardware and simulations not only to science and technology but also to social life. Evolutionary processes are part of all we know, from the physical and inanimate world to the simplest or most complex bio- logical system. Evolution is manifested by land mark discoveries which deeply affect our social life. Demographic pressure, demand for improved living standards and devastation of the natural environment pose new and complex challenges. We be- lieve that the implementation of new computational models based on the latest scientific methodology can provide a reasonable chance of overcoming today＇s social problems. To ensure this goal, however, we need a change of mindset, placing findings obtained from modern science above traditional concepts and beliefs. In particular, the type of modeling used with success in computational sciences must be extended to allow simulations of novel models for social life.

关 键 词：constraints for Homo Sapiens evolution of continents human life electronic computers knowledge the scientificmethod vs. tradition computational chemistry inter-disciplinary science 

分 类 号：TP391.9[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术]