Focused on the less buzzy (but ultimately dizzying) subject of High-Performing Computing (or 'supercomputing'), Watson has cut through the complexity of this subject to find some interesting patterns. Watson believes the subject shouldn't be dull; "This is the first infographic on High-Performance Computing or 'supercomputing' that's not 100% dull. For many, the most interesting area will be the modelling and simulation part of the graphic as this contains the exciting area of real-time prediction - the big money area. Watson sees a mixed future with these areas; "Things that just weren't observable in the past will be in the future. In the book, Watson discusses the history of the next fifty years and believes the relationship between people and technologies will - rightly or wrongly - be created by a tiny handful of designers and developers.

Source: Forbes February 22, 2017 14:09 UTC