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Formula ALGOL(ID:159/for034)

ALGOL dialect for algebraic manipulation 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1962
Published: 1962
Genus: True ALGOL60s
Sammet category: Numerical Scientific

ALGOL extension for symbolic math, strings and lists. Also called FORML (pronounced "formal")

A.J. Perlis & R. Iturriaga Carnegie, 1962.  Implemented on a CDC G-20,

An extension of ALGOL to allow formal data types and their manipulations, and string and list pro cessing capabilities. (Sammett 1966)

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Related languages
FSL → Formula ALGOL   Written using
Perlis and Smith string command language → Formula ALGOL   Evolution of
References:
  • Perlis et al, A.J. (1964) Perlis et al, A.J. "An Extension of ALGOL for Manipulating Formulae",
          in [ACM] (1969) [ACM] CACM 12(08) (Aug 1969)
  • Rosen, Saul (1964) Rosen, Saul "Compilers for student jobs" pp141.301-141.302 Extract: Formula Algol etc
          in (1964) Proceedings of the 19th ACM national conference January 1964
  • Perlis, A. J., Iturriaga, R., and Standish, T. A. (1965) Perlis, A. J., Iturriaga, R., and Standish, T. A. "A preliminary sketch of formula ALGOL" Carnegie Inst. of Technology Report, April 9, 1965
          in (1964) Proceedings of the 19th ACM national conference January 1964
  • Iturriaga, Renato, Tim Standish, Rudy Krutar, and (1966) Iturriaga, Renato, Tim Standish, Rudy Krutar, and Jay Earley "The Implementation of Formula Algol in FSL"
          in (1964) Proceedings of the 19th ACM national conference January 1964
  • Iturriaga, Renato; Standish, Tim; Krutar, Rudy and (1966) Iturriaga, Renato; Standish, Tim; Krutar, Rudy and Earley, Jay "Techniques and Advantages of using a Formal Compiler Writing System FSL to implement a Formula ALGOL Compiler" pp241-52
          in [AFIPS] (1966) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1966 Spring Joint Computer Conference SJCC 28
  • Perlis, A. J., Iturriaga, R., and Standish, T. A. (1966) Perlis, A. J., Iturriaga, R., and Standish, T. A. "A definition of Formula ALGOL"
          in [ACM] (1966) [ACM] CACM 9(08) August 1966
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1966) Sammet, Jean E. "Survey of formula manipulation"
          in [ACM] (1966) [ACM] CACM 9(08) August 1966
  • Iturriaga, R. (1967) Iturriaga, R. Contributions to Mechanical Mathematics. Carnegie-Mellon University Dept. of Computer Science (Pittsburgh, Pa.) PhD thesis May 27 1967 Abstract
          in [ACM] (1966) [ACM] CACM 9(08) August 1966
  • Sammet, Jean E., (1967) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1967"
          in (1967) Computers & Automation 16(6) June 1967
  • Davis, M. S. (1968) Davis, M. S. "Programming Systems for Analytical Developments on Computers" The Astronomical Journal 73(3) April 1968 Extract: Introduction Extract: FOrmula Algol
          in (1967) Computers & Automation 16(6) June 1967
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1968) Sammet, Jean E. "Revised Annotated Descriptor Based Bibliography for the Use of Computers for Non-Numerical Mathematics"
          in Bobrow, D. G. (ed) (1968) Bobrow, D. G. (ed) "Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques", Proceedings of the IFIP Working Conference on Symbol Manipulation Languages. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1968
  • Rutledge, Ron (1969) Rutledge, Ron "Current Status of TSS" Carnegie-Mellon University Inter-Office Correspondence to Allen Newell January 24, 1969 Extract: Languages on TSS
          in Bobrow, D. G. (ed) (1968) Bobrow, D. G. (ed) "Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques", Proceedings of the IFIP Working Conference on Symbol Manipulation Languages. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1968
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1969) Sammet, Jean E. "Computer Languages - Principles and History" Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1969. p.583
          in Bobrow, D. G. (ed) (1968) Bobrow, D. G. (ed) "Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques", Proceedings of the IFIP Working Conference on Symbol Manipulation Languages. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1968
  • Stock and Stock (1973) Stock, Marylene and Stock, Karl F. "Bibliography of Programming Languages: Books, User Manuals and Articles from PLANKALKUL to PL/I" Verlag Dokumentation, Pullach/Munchen 1973 243 Abstract
          in Bobrow, D. G. (ed) (1968) Bobrow, D. G. (ed) "Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques", Proceedings of the IFIP Working Conference on Symbol Manipulation Languages. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1968
  • Engelman, C. (1976) Engelman, C. "Algebraic Manipulation Languages" Extract: Formula Algol Extract: FORMAC Extract: Symbolic systems
          in Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Ralston, Anthony (1976) Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Ralston, Anthony, and Meek, Chester L. (eds) New York, NY Petrocelli/Charter 1976
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