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Laning and Zierler(ID:6/lan006)

Algebraic Interpreter 

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Country: United States
Designed 1953
Published: 1953
Genus: Low-level Autocoders
Sammet category: Numerical Scientific

J. Halcombe Laning & Niel Zierler, MIT, 1953-4

Possibly the first true working algebraic compiler, on MIT's Whirlwind computer. Ceruzzi suggests that it is the first recognisable compiler with all modern features. The co-operative effort came out of an earlier system by Laning on his own called George. Backus called it "an elegant design, elegantly realised". Knuth said it did not take off because it was too slow, while Backus blamed conspiracy.

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References:
  • Summer Session (1953) [Forrester, Jay]; Adams, Charles and Gill, Stanley "Notes on digital computers and their applications" Summer session 1953 Cambridge, MA MIT 1953, 1953
  • Adams, Charles W and Laning J.H. Jr (1954) Adams, Charles W and Laning J.H. Jr "The MIT System of Automatic Coding: Comprehensive, Summer Session and Algebraic"
          in Symposium on Automatic Programming For Digital Com (1954) Symposium on Automatic Programming For Digital Computers, Office of Naval Research, Dept. of the Navy, Washington, D.C. PB 111 607 May 13-14 1954
  • Laning, J. H., Jr., and N. Zierler, (1954) Laning, J. H., Jr., and N. Zierler, "A Program for Translation of Mathematical Equations for Whirlwind I", Engineering memorandum E-364, Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 1954
          in Symposium on Automatic Programming For Digital Com (1954) Symposium on Automatic Programming For Digital Computers, Office of Naval Research, Dept. of the Navy, Washington, D.C. PB 111 607 May 13-14 1954
  • Hopper (1955) Hopper, Grace "Automatic Coding for Digital Computers" pdf Extract: Introduction
          in the High Speed Computer Conference, Louisiana Stat (1955) the High Speed Computer Conference, Louisiana State University, 16 Feb. 1955, Remington Rand, Inc. 1955
  • Bemer, Robert W. (1968) Bemer, Robert W. "The PL/I Family Tree" Extract: Introduction Extract: Definition and Maintenance Extract: Introduction
          in (1968) PL/I Bulletin, Issue 6, March 1968
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1969) Sammet, Jean E. "Computer Languages - Principles and History" Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1969. pp.131-132.
          in (1968) PL/I Bulletin, Issue 6, March 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 319 Abstract
          in (1968) PL/I Bulletin, Issue 6, March 1968
  • Backus, John (1976) Backus, John "Programming in America in the nineteen fifties - some personal impressions" pp125-135
          in Metropolis, N. (1980) Metropolis, N. et al., (eds.),A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century (Proceedings of the International Conference on the History of Computing, June 10 15, 1976) Academic Press, New York, 1980
  • Knuth, Donald Ervin, and Luis Trabb Pardo (1977) Knuth, Donald Ervin, and Luis Trabb Pardo "The early development of programming languages" pp419-96
          in Belzer, J. (1977) Belzer, J. ; A. G. Holzman, A. Kent, (eds) Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. 1979
  • Ceruzzi, Paul with McDonald, Rod and Welch, Grego (1983) Ceruzzi, Paul with McDonald, Rod and Welch, Gregory "Computers: A Look at the First Generation" The Computer Museum Report, Volume 7 online at Ed Thelen's site Extract: Programming first generation machines
          in (1984) The Computer Museum Report, Volume 7, Winter/1983/84
  • Hook et al (2002) Diana H. Hook; Jeremy M. Norman; Michael R. Williams "Origins of Cyberspace" Jeremy Norman 2002 Abstract Extract: Early MIT Algebraic systems
          in (1984) The Computer Museum Report, Volume 7, Winter/1983/84
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