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HPC-GA-Lectures MERCERO High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. Dr. Eduardo Ogando & Dr. Jose M. Mercero SGIker http://www.ehu.es/SGI Twitter: @izosgi Facebook: IZO-SGI March 12, 2013 High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 1/69 Summary • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer History The Software From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer History HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the The Software UPV/EHU The End HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 2/69 • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer History • Mechanical Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief • British Government • ENIAC Computer History • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 3/69 Mechanical Calculators • Summary • In order to solve all kind of numerical problems, “Mechanical From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer Calculators” were created. History • Mechanical Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 4/69 Mechanical Calculators • Summary • In order to solve all kind of numerical problems, “Mechanical From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer Calculators” were created. History • Mechanical Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race Stepped Reckoner (1694.) By Gottfried Leibniz. Based • Second Generation on the Leibniz Wheel. Computers Pascaline (1642). Created by Pascal to help his father • Supercomputers it was focused solving commercial arithmetic problems. It • GPUs could add and subtract directly and multiply and divide by repetition. The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 4/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer History • Mechanical Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers Leibniz Wheel • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philoso- pher. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 5/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer History • Mechanical Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers Leibniz Wheel • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philoso- pher. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU His wheel has been used in mechanical calculators until the 1970’s The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 5/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • He wrote 13 books in “all ar- History • Mechanical eas of knowledge”. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 6/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • He wrote 13 books in “all ar- History • Mechanical eas of knowledge”. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Documented the binary • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith system. • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 6/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • He wrote 13 books in “all ar- History • Mechanical eas of knowledge”. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Documented the binary • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith system. • Konrad Zuse • British Government • He developed the Infinitisi- • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 mal Calculus. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 6/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • He wrote 13 books in “all ar- History • Mechanical eas of knowledge”. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Documented the binary • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith system. • Konrad Zuse • British Government • He developed the Infinitisi- • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 mal Calculus. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • When he died his reputation • Supercomputers (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. was in decline. • GPUs The Software HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 6/69 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • He wrote 13 books in “all ar- History • Mechanical eas of knowledge”. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Documented the binary • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith system. • Konrad Zuse • British Government • He developed the Infinitisi- • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 mal Calculus. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • When he died his reputation • Supercomputers (1646 – 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. was in decline. • GPUs The Software Nowdays, he is considered as one of the First computer scientist and HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the information theorist. UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 6/69 Charles Babbage • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • History Computers where human • Mechanical at that time. Calculators • Leibniz • Charles Babbage • Mathematical tabulated • Ada Lovelace • Herman Hollerith functions where full of • Konrad Zuse errors. • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Babbage decided to cre- • Space Race • Second Generation ate these tables mechan- Computers ically. • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software (1971-1871) was a British Mathematician, philosopher, and Inventor. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 7/69 The First Design • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • Designed a mechanical History • Mechanical calculator, called Differ- Calculators • Leibniz ence Engine to tabulate • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace polynomial functions. • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • British Government • ENIAC • UNIVAC 1 • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software (1971-1871) was a British Mathematician, philosopher, and Inventor. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 8/69 The First Design • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • Designed a mechanical History • Mechanical calculator, called Differ- Calculators • Leibniz ence Engine to tabulate • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace polynomial functions. • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • 17.000 Pounds to start • British Government • ENIAC work. The cost of two war- • UNIVAC 1 ships. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Supercomputers • GPUs The Software (1971-1871) was a British Mathematician, philosopher, and Inventor. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 8/69 The First Design • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • Designed a mechanical History • Mechanical calculator, called Differ- Calculators • Leibniz ence Engine to tabulate • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace polynomial functions. • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • 17.000 Pounds to start • British Government • ENIAC work. The cost of two war- • UNIVAC 1 ships. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Included the first printer to • Supercomputers • GPUs avoid transcription errors. The Software (1971-1871) was a British Mathematician, philosopher, and Inventor. HPC at the UPV/EHU HPC users at the UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 8/69 The First Design • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • Designed a mechanical History • Mechanical calculator, called Differ- Calculators • Leibniz ence Engine to tabulate • Charles Babbage • Ada Lovelace polynomial functions. • Herman Hollerith • Konrad Zuse • 17.000 Pounds to start • British Government • ENIAC work. The cost of two war- • UNIVAC 1 ships. • Space Race • Second Generation Computers • Included the first printer to • Supercomputers • GPUs avoid transcription errors. The Software (1971-1871) was a British Mathematician, philosopher, and Inventor. • HPC at the UPV/EHU He considered steam as HPC users at the power for the computer. UPV/EHU The End High Performance Computing at the UPV/EHU. 8/69 The First Design • Summary From Pascaline to HPC. A Brief Computer • Designed a mechanical History • Mechanical calculator, called Differ- Calculators • Leibniz ence Engine to tabulate
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