Written by one of the foremost experts in high-performance computing and the inventor of Gustafson’s law, this book explains the foundations of a new way for computers to calculate that saves time, storage, energy, and power by packing more information into every bit than do legacy approaches. Both the AI and HPC communities are increasingly using the posit approach that Prof. John L. Gustafson introduced in 2017. The book is made engaging by including the human and historical side of the struggle to represent numbers on machines. It is richly illustrated in full color throughout, with every effort made to make the material as clear and accessible as possible, and even humorous.

Author: Prof. John L. Gustafson
Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Date: November 2024
Pages: 464
ISBN: 978-1032738055
Print: 1032738057
Audience: Developers interested in high performance computing
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Category: Theory & Techniques

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