ACM Turing Award Lecture Series: The First 20 Years (1966-1985)

Author: [US] Ashcroft et al. / Su Yunlin et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book comprehensively collects these speeches and includes postscripts written by some laureates, aiming to reflect the changes that have occurred in this field over the past few years. It is of great collectible value for anyone interested in the history and development of computer science. This article includes the full texts of speeches delivered by Turing Award laureates at award ceremonies from 1966, the year the award began, to 1985, covering a span of 20 years. During this period, the award was given to two people three times, and in two of those instances, the laureates delivered separate speeches, resulting in a total of 22 speeches being included. The book divides these speeches into two parts: Part I: Programming Languages and Systems, and Part II: Computers and Computation Methodology. Although divided in this way, the content of the speeches varies greatly due to the different fields these computer scientists worked in. However, each speech is highly engaging, insightful, thorough, yet not without humor and light-hearted wit, making them fascinating, filled with wisdom and deep thought. Over time, their truths become even more evident, making them classic works of computer science. The preface by the translator also introduces little-known details of the translator's exchanges with several Turing Award laureates. This book is suitable for teachers and students of computer science departments, engineering and technical personnel working in various fields of computer science, as well as individuals from other fields who are interested in the history of computer development.