Next: Introduction
Internet, Executable Content, and the Future of Mathematical
Science Communication
Stephen P. Braham
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New Brunswick
Abstract:
Internet technology has already produced large changes
in the way that we do mathematical
science:
Collaborative projects are now coordinated via electronic
mail, and in most sciences, initial
publication is via online preprint archives. The present
technology for true one-to-one
collaboration, however, is expensive and difficult to manage,
thus limiting its utility.
The internet is about to enter a period of great change as
new programming technology
becomes available. This technology, called executable content,
allows internet distribution
of advanced communication applications. Use of this technology
can be as easy as
clicking a mouse on a World Wide Web page. The latter will
radically alter the way that
science is done via the internet, with applications
from sophisticated collaboration systems,
next-generation online preprints and scientific
visualization. The Author details some
of his work in this field, using the Java language,
and attempts to look into the future.
Stephen Braham
Mon Nov 27 16:48:20 AST 1995