Selected Papers on Computer Languages (Volume 139) (Lecture Notes) - Hardcover

Knuth, Donald E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575863812 ISBN 13: 9781575863818

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2002

Synopsis

This volume, sixth in a series of collected works by world-renowned computer scientist Donald E. Knuth, assembles approximately two dozen of his pioneering contributions to the field of computer languages, including papers on ALGOL, SOL, Runcible, and FORTRAN. Papers on the early development of programming languages, the history of writing compilers, the characterization of parenthesis languages, and the semantics of context-free languages are also included.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1575863812
• ISBN 13: 9781575863818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 610