The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer

The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer
Author: Maurice Vincent Wilkes
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Total Pages: 192
Release: 1951
Genre: Calculators
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This is often considered the first book on computer programming. It was written for the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) computer that began operation in 1949 as the world's first regularly operated stored program computer. The idea of a library of subroutines was developed for the EDSAC, and is described in this book. Maurice Wilkes lead the development of the EDSAC.