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graph

(Encyclopedia) graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. A…

Kleinrock, Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Kleinrock, Leonard, 1934–, American computer scientist, b. New York City, B.E.E. City College of New York (1957), Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1963). Moving to the Univ…

Kahn, Robert Elliot

(Encyclopedia) Kahn, Robert Elliot, 1938–, American computer scientist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.E.E. City College of New York, 1960, Ph.D. Princeton, 1964. With Vinton Cerf, he is responsible for the…

virtual observatory

(Encyclopedia) virtual observatory, a collection of integrated astronomical data archives and software tools that utilize computer networks to create an environment in which research can be conducted…

Bellevue

(Encyclopedia) Bellevue Bellevue bĕlˈvy&oomacr; [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 64,176), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a…

Roberts, Lawrence Gilman

(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Lawrence Gilman, 1937–2018, American computer scientist, b. Westport, Conn., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963. He worked at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, a…

cloud computing

(Encyclopedia) cloud computing, the delivery of shared computing resources over a network in a manner that makes accessing and configuring those resources convenient and largely independent of the…

Bayonne, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bayonne Bayonne bāyōnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 71,686), Hudson co., NE N.J., on a 3-mi (4.8-km…

Madden, John Earl

(Encyclopedia) Madden, John Earl, 1936-2021, American football coach and broadcaster, b. Austin, Mn., Cal. Polytechic, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1959; M.S…

Gloucestershire

(Encyclopedia) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire glŏsˈtərshĭrˌ, glôˈstər– [key], county…