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George(ID:2533/)

MIT algebraic compiler 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1952
Genus: Other US historic

for a ficitious generalized factotum called George - "Let George do it" was a common expression at the time

George is probably the first compiler, as George predated L&Z with the same functonality, and L&Z is generally assumed (Ceruzzi, Knuth) to be the first compiler. Use of George waned when the lab bought a IBM 650.

FORTRAN Influence?:
"In June of 1954, almost two years after Hal had begun his work, John Backus and a team of programming researchers from IBM came to MIT for a demonstration of George. They were beginning work on a programming system for IBM's newly announced 704 calculator. As a result of this visit, algebraic expressions found their way into the Fortran language."

Hardware:
Related languages
George → FORTRAN   Influence
George → Laning and Zierler   Evolution of
George → MAC   Evolution of
George → MITILAC   Implementation of

Samples:
References:
  • Battin (1982) Battin, R. H. "Space guidance evolution - A personal narrative" Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol. 5, Mar.-Apr. 1982, pp97-110 Extract: Origins of MITILAC Extract: Origin of HAL name Extract: Origins of George
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