• DocumentCode
    1441404
  • Title

    Programming the EDSAC: early programming activity at the University of Cambridge

  • Author

    Campbell-Kelly, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Warwick Univ., Coventry, UK
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    67
  • Abstract
    The EDSAC computer was completed at Cambridge University, England, in May 1949. By early 1950, a programming system had been set up, and the EDSAC began to attract a number of regular users. The article describes the development of the programming system between the first operation of the machine in May 1949 and the end of that year. Subsequent programming developments in 1950-1952 are also described. The paper concludes with an assessment of this programming activity
  • Keywords
    digital arithmetic; electronic calculators; history; programming; Cambridge University; EDSAC computer programming; early programming activity; programming system; Decision support systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.728229
  • Filename
    728229
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1441404