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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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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 54; no. 9; pp. 25 - 28
Main Author: Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Format: Opinion
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2011
Subjects:
Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer, The (Book)
Wilkes, M. V. (Maurice Vincent), 1913-2010
Wheeler, David A.
Gill, Stanley
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