The Art of Computer Programming

The Art of Computer Programming is a comprehensive monograph written by Donald Knuth that covers many kinds of programming algorithms and their analysis. Knuth began the project, originally planned as a single book, in 1962. The first three volumes were published in rapid succession, with volume 1 released in 1968, volume 2 in 1969, and volume 3 in 1973. The first...

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Donald Knuth

Donald Ervin Knuth (pronounced /kəˈnuːθ/) (born January 10, 1938) is a renowned computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University. Author of the seminal multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming ("TAOCP"), Knuth has been called the "father"...
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