Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer (History of Computing)
Maurice V. Wilkes
ISBN 10: 0262231220 ISBN 13: 9780262231220
Published by The Mit Press, Cambridge, MA & London, England, 1985
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The distinguished engineer describes his involvement in the development of digital computers, programming methods, and time-sharing systems
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Title: Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer (History of ...
Publisher: The Mit Press, Cambridge, MA & London, England
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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Edition: 1st Edition
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ISBN 10: 0262231220
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. viii, 1 leaf, 240 pp; 26 illus. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Maurice V. Wilkes: A. M. Turing Award, 1967. 'Professor Wilkes is best known as the builder and designer of the EDSAC, the first computer with an internally stored program. Built in 1949, the EDSAC used a mercury delay line memory. He is also known as the author, with Wheeler and Gill, of a volume on 'Preparation of Programs for Electronic Digital Computers' in 1951, in which program libraries were effectively introduced' (Association for Computing Machinery Web site). The Association for Computing Machinery SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award is given annually for outstanding contribution to computer architecture by a young computer scientist or engineer; 'young' defined as having a career that started within the last 20 years. Seller Inventory # 25215
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MEMOIRS OF A COMPUTER PIONEER
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The MIT Press, Massachusetts, 1985
ISBN 10: 0262231220
ISBN 13: 9780262231220
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; History Of Computing; 9.4 X 6.3 X 0.9 inches; 200 pages. Seller Inventory # 152690
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