Burroughs Corporation records. Edsger W. Dijkstra papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains articles Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of the programming field. The collection also contains a piece Dijkstra wrote for Communications of the ACM(October 1972 - vol.15, no.10) entitled "The Humble Programmer." There is also a very small amount of correspondence regarding the articles Dijkstra wrote.
This is one series of the Burroughs Corporation Records (CBI 90). Please see the other series finding aids for further information regarding the Burroughs Corporation.
Dates
- 1971-1979
Creator
- Dijkstra, Edsger W. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access to materials:
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright:
The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical Note
Edsger W. Dijkstra began programming in 1952 at the Mathematisch Centrum. He became a professor of mathematics at Eindhoven University of Technology in 1962 adding work as a research fellow with Burroughs Corporation in 1973. In 1984, Dijkstra left the Netherlands to accept the Schlumberger Centennial Chair in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Extent
1 box (1 cubic foot)
Abstract
Collection contains articles Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of the programming field. The collection also contains a piece Dijkstra wrote for Communications of the ACM(October 1972 - vol.15, no.10) entitled "The Humble Programmer." There is also a very small amount of correspondence regarding the articles Dijkstra wrote.
Arrangement of Collection
The majority of the collection consists of articles and reports Edsger Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of the programming field. These reports and articles are arranged in numerical order.
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Edsger W. Dijkstra Papers, 1971-1979. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, August 1995.
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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Minneapolis MN 55455
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