Computing as a science: Computers have become the most common tool of science and simulation has become a standard feature of modern natural science. Many people argue that computing has become a third pillar of science.

Key concept: Computing as a science
Computers have become the most common tool of science, and simulation has become a standard feature of modern natural science. Many people argue that computing has become a third pillar of science, aside the traditional theory and experiment. Computing helps theoretically oriented scientists to solve their equations and experimenters to analyse massive amounts of data, and it has given rise to a new way of doing science in form of simulation.