| Éléments Pour Une Histoire de l'Informatique Contributor(s): Knuth, Donald E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575866226 ISBN-13: 9781575866222 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | History - Computers | Programming - General |
| Dewey: 005.1 |
| LCCN: 2011014106 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This translation focuses on publications by Donald E. Knuth, one of the world's leading computer programmers, that were addressed primarily to a general audience rather than to specialists. These fifteen papers discuss the history of computer science from ancient Babylon to modern times and survey the field of computer science and the nature of algorithms. |
Contributor Bio(s): Knuth, Donald E.: - Donald E. Knuth is one of the world's pre-eminent computer scientists, whose works have had a profound influence on the subject since the publication in 1968 of the first volume of The Art of Computer Programming. Knuth created TeX, a language for typesetting mathematical and scientific texts, and METAFONT, a computer software system for alphabet design. He is professor emeritus at Stanford University. |