• DocumentCode
    1190866
  • Title

    The origins of computer programming

  • Author

    Randell, Brian

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    This article describes some of the early developments that can now be viewed as steps toward the development of program control and the modern concept of a stored program. In particular, it discusses early automatic devices, Babbage´s contributions set against a background of the technology of his day, the contributions of some of his direct successors, and the genesis of the stored-program idea.<>
  • Keywords
    history; programming; Babbage; automatic devices; computer programming origins; early automata; program control; stored program; Art; Automata; Automatic control; Automatic programming; Educational institutions; Engine cylinders; History; Modems; Pervasive computing; Qualifications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.329752
  • Filename
    329752
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1190866