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HPE Frontier at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility is the world's first exascale supercomputer. Exascale computing refers to computing systems capable of calculating at least 10 18 IEEE 754 Double Precision (64-bit) operations (multiplications and/or additions) per second (exa FLOPS)"; [1] it is a measure of supercomputer performance.
1913 – Idaho Labor Herald and New Freedom newspapers begin publication. [7] Boise-Payette Lumber Company in business; Map of Boise in 1917. 1920 – Population: 21,393; 1921 – St. John's Cathedral completed; 1925 – Union Pacific Depot opens Idaho Country Club founded, became Hillcrest in 1940
Julia Davis Park, at over 90 acres (36 ha) is by far, the largest park in downtown Boise. It is home to a number of cultural and educational sites, including Zoo Boise, the Boise Art Museum, the Julia Davis Rose Garden, the Gene Harris Bandshell, the Idaho State Historical Museum, Discovery Center of Idaho, and the Idaho Black History Museum.
The foundation proposed a combined museum and new Boise Public Library, but again the plan was rejected. [5] In 2012, city planners approved construction of a $70 million facility that included an urban park, a 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m 2 ) building, and the tractor exhibit.
In mountain shadows: A history of Idaho (U of Nebraska Press, 1991). online; Schwantes, Carlos A. The Pacific Northwest: an interpretive history (U of Nebraska Press, 1996). Sims, Robert C.; Hope A. Benedict (1992). Idaho's Governors. Boise, Idaho: College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, Boise State University. ISBN 0-932129-13-7.
The Idaho History Center. The Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) is a historical society located in the U.S. state of Idaho that preserves and promotes the state's cultural heritage. [1] The society was founded as the Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers in 1881, nine years before statehood in 1890, and was established as a state agency in 1907.
The concert last summer had sold over 10,000 tickets before being nixed the day before. ... Boise bummer for Luke Bryan fans. After selling out his August show at the Ford Idaho Center ...
The current church building was built in 1908 and was dedicated on September 22, 1915. Because the founders were Scandinavian, the church services were first held in the Swedish language. October 1, 1918, the church decided to change to the English language for church sermons, in an effort to appeal to Lutherans of other ethnic backgrounds.