• DocumentCode
    995462
  • Title

    Christopher Strachey, 1916-1975: A Biographical Note

  • Author

    Campbell-Kelly, Martin

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    Christopher Strachey was one of the most original computer scientists of his generation: his fields were computer design and programming, and he made important contributions to them both. He liked to say (not quite accurately) that he had changed the direction of his career every seven years. The different phases of his life and career are reflected in the five sections of this note.
  • Keywords
    Biographies; Engineering profession; Information processing; Programming profession; Research and development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0164-1239
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.1985.10001
  • Filename
    4392962