Biography:John Bentley Stringer
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Short description: British computer scientist
John Bentley Stringer | |
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| Died | 4 May 1979 (aged 51) Cheltenham |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Microprogramming |
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| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory National Physical Laboratory Government Communications Headquarters |
John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1928 – 4 May 1979)[1] was a British computer pioneer. At Cambridge Maths Lab he worked with Maurice Wilkes creating the concept of microcode.[2][3] He then became a civil servant firstly at the National Physical Laboratory then at the Government Communications Headquarters.
Publications
- Wilkes, M.V.; Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322. Bibcode: 1953PCPS...49..230W. http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/Computer_Structures_Principles_and_Examples/csp0174.htm.
- P.K. Blake; D.O. Clayden; D.W. Davies; L.J. Page; J.B. Stringer (May 1957). Some features of the ACE computer (Report). National Physical Laboratory. pp. 40. http://www.alanturing.net/turing_archive/archive/l/l09/L09-001.html.
- J. B. Stringer (1961). "The Place of Character Recognition, Data Transmission and Document Handling in A.D.P. Systems". The Computer Journal 4 (2): 161–167. doi:10.1093/comjnl/4.2.161.
- R. O. Bennett; J. B. Stringer (1961). "Acceptance Trials of Computer Systems for Government Use". The Computer Journal 4 (3): 185–196. doi:10.1093/comjnl/4.3.185.
- J. B. Stringer (1964). "Book Review: Redundancy Techniques for Computing Systems, by Richard H. Wilcox and William C. Mann". The Computer Journal 6 (4): 303–304. doi:10.1093/comjnl/6.4.303.
References
- ↑ St Peter's Church, Leckhampton, Tombstone Inscriptions (page 210)
- ↑ Wilkes, M.V.; Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322. Bibcode: 1953PCPS...49..230W. http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/Computer_Structures_Principles_and_Examples/csp0174.htm.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Microprogramming, Mark Smotherman, March 1999". http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/roger.broughton/museum/firmware/uprog.html#History%20of%20Microprogramming.
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