Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Records
Content Description
This collection primarily consists of photographs from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), including images of the founders, Ralph Roskies and Michael Levine, business manger Beverly Clayton, staff members, various machines used by the PSC throughout the years, events, and images used in the science books/magazine. The collection also includes copies of the science books, which are similar to an annual report that document all the various work that was completed at the PSC in a given year, and copies of the PSC newsletter. The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center was founded in 1986 by Michael Levine, a physicist at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ralph Roskies, a physicist at the University of Pittsburgh, and with the help of James Kasdorf of Westinghouse. Additional materials for the PSC can be found in Richard Cyert's Records.
Acquisition Type
Transfer
Provenance
Transferred to the University Archives in March 2023
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
Yes
Use Restrictions
The copyright to some of the images, specifically the images used in the science books, remains with the scientist. To reuse an image, clearances must go through the PSC and/or the researcher.
Dates
- 1986 - ca. 2000
Extent
4 Linear feet (4 boxes)
Language
English
Inventory
Box 1) Science books, newsletters, and high school initiative brochures; Box 2) Science book images (organized by researcher); Box 3) Science book images; Box 4) images of directors, staff, machines, events, and images from miscellaneous publications.