DocumentCode :
1463632
Title :
Events and Sightings
Author :
Kita, Chigusa
Author_Institution :
Kansai University
Volume :
33
Issue :
1
fYear :
2011
Firstpage :
78
Lastpage :
82
Abstract :
This Events & Sightings installment covers a range of recent events focusing on the history of computing. Dave Walden recaps the 32nd anniversary of TeX celebrated at the TeX Users Group annual conference on 28–30 June 2010. Jorge Vidart discusses the First Symposium of the History of Computer Science in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thomas Haigh describes the Society for the History of Technology 2010 Meeting, and Jeffrey Tang recaps the presentation of the Computer History Museum prize to Atsushi Akera for his book Calculating a Natural World.
Keywords :
Atsushi Akera; CLEI; Calculating a Natural World; Computer History Museum Prize; Donald Knuth; Metafont; SHIALC 2010; Society for the History of Technology; TUG; TeX; history of computing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1058-6180
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2011.5
Filename :
5723078
Link To Document :
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