| Preface | ix |
| 1. The Emergence of a Digital Science | 1 |
| 2. The Evolution of Supercomputers | 25 |
| 3. The Methods of Supercomputing | 55 |
| 4. The Quantum World | 87 |
| 5. Inside Living Creatures | 117 |
| 6. Engineering Design and Analysis | 145 |
| 7. The Dynamic Planet | 169 |
| 8. Discovering the Universe | 196 |
| Further Readings | 225 |
| Sources of Illustrations | 229 |
| Index | 233 |