Folding@home

volunteer computing project simulating protein folding
CreativeWork simulation_software Q386283
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Folding@home

Summary

Folding@home is a simulation software[1]. Folding@home ranks in the top 8% of simulation_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,157 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Folding@home is the creator of Vijay Pande[3].
  • Folding@home's instance of is recorded as simulation software[4].
  • Folding@home's instance of is recorded as grid computing[5].
  • Folding@home's instance of is recorded as distributed computing[6].
  • Folding@home's instance of is recorded as online service[7].
  • Folding@home's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • Folding@home's developer is recorded as Sony Group[9].
  • Folding@home's developer is recorded as Nvidia[10].
  • Folding@home's developer is recorded as ATI Technologies[11].
  • Folding@home's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[12].
  • Folding@home's designed by is recorded as Vijay Pande[13].
  • Folding@home's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • Folding@home's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • Folding@home's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • Folding@home's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[17].
  • Folding@home's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5.1[18].
  • Folding@home's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5.1[19].
  • Folding@home's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.13[20].
  • Folding@home's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.21[21].
  • Folding@home is used for protein folding[22].
  • Folding@home is used for molecular dynamics simulation[23].
  • Folding@home is used for science[24].
  • Folding@home's Commons category is recorded as Folding@home[25].
  • Folding@home's platform is recorded as cross-platform[26].
  • Folding@home's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Folding@home is the creator of Vijay Pande[3].

Publication

Folding@home was released on October 1, 2000[28]. Folding@home's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Why It Matters

Folding@home ranks in the top 8% of simulation_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,157 views/month).[2] Folding@home has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Folding@home is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . pande.stanford.edu. Retrieved . pande.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . folding.stanford.edu. folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . folding.stanford.edu. folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . pande.stanford.edu. Retrieved . pande.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . freshports.org. freshports.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . download.foldingathome.org. download.foldingathome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . download.foldingathome.org. download.foldingathome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . download.foldingathome.org. Retrieved . download.foldingathome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . folding.stanford.edu. Retrieved . folding.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Developer Sony Group, Nvidia, ATI Technologies
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