1. Von Neumann's First Computer Program.
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Knuth, Donald E.
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COMPUTER software , *COMPUTER systems , *FILES (Records) , *COMPUTER industry - Abstract
An analysis of the two earliest sets of instruction codes planned for stored program computers, and the earliest extant program for such a computer, gives insight into the thoughts of John yon Neumann, the man who designed the instruction sets and wrote the program, and shows how several important aspects of computing have evolved. The paper is based on previously unpublished documents from the files of Herman H. Goldstine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1970
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