Historical Reflections In Praise of 'Wilkes, Wheeler, and Gill'.

The article presents an appreciation of the first textbook on computer programming: "The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer" by Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill, which was produced in spring 1951. Brief profiles of the authors' careers are presented, and the bo...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 54; no. 9; pp. 25 - 28
Autor principal: Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2011
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Sumario:The article presents an appreciation of the first textbook on computer programming: "The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer" by Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill, which was produced in spring 1951. Brief profiles of the authors' careers are presented, and the book's influence is described.