Title :
Knuth and the Spectrum of History
Author :
Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Abstract :
In this brief commentary, Martin Campbell-Kelly explores an ongoing discussion regarding breadth versus depth in the history of computing specifically and the history of science more generally. Campbell-Kelly describes an exchange on the topic with Donald Knuth and weighs both sides of what he refers to as an "internalist-externalist debate".
Keywords :
computer science; computing history; internalist-externalist debate; science history; Computer industry; Computers; History; Science - general; Annals; Donald Knuth; Martin Campbell-Kelly; history of computing; history of science; history of technology;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2014.39
