Collection: THREE Vintage Volumes of The Art of Computer Programming (1969-1973) by Donald E. Knuth

These three volumes of Donald Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming (Fundamental Algorithms, Seminumerical Algorithms, Sorting and Searching) were formerly part of the Naval Research Laboratory - Underwater Sound Reference Division (USRD) library in Orlando, Florida. The USRD was a specialized Navy research branch focused on underwater acoustics, sonar calibration, signal processing, and reference standards. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the division conducted extensive computational and mathematical research - making Knuth's early algorithm volumes highly relevant to their work during the Cold War. These copies date 1969-1973, and align precisely with the period when NRL facilities were adopting formal algorithmic methods for modeling underwater sound propagation, digital signal processing, and early computational analysis. Books are HEAVY and in excellent condition with just a few condition issues (such as foxing to the outside page edges). Hard cover edition. 1980 pages. Dimensions: 6.5" by 9.5". B&W illustrations. Beige binding. Cover defect(s): Some staining/marking/writing/stickers. Page defect(s): Some writing. 9.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate. Combine items and SAVE! Genre(s): Computer Science / Cold War / Reference / Eng / Library Survivors. (B119). …