Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth (Lecture Notes) - Hardcover

Knuth, Donald E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575866358 ISBN 13: 9781575866352

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2012

Synopsis

Donald E. Knuth’s seminal publications, such as Selected Papers on Fun and Games and Selected Paper on the Design of Algorithms, have earned him a loyal following among scholars and computer scientists, and his award-winning textbooks have becomes classics that are often given credit for shaping the field. In this volume, he explains and comments on the changes he has made to his work over the last twenty years in response to new technologies and the evolving understanding of key concepts in computer science. His commentary is supplemented by a full bibliography of his works and a number of interviews with Knuth himself, which shed light on his professional life and publications, as well as provide interesting biographical details. A giant in the field of computer science, Knuth has assembled materials that offer a full portrait of both the scientist and the man. The final volume of a series of his collected papers, Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth is essential for the Knuth completist.

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About the Author:

Donald E. Knuth is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science emeritus at Stanford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1575866358
• ISBN 13: 9781575866352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 441