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Further reading: +Automatic Digital Computers

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

			* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Automatic Digital Computers'', Wiley & Sons, New York, Methuen, London, 1957 - mostly general content, but some coverage of specific machines, from Babbage on
	* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer'', MIT Press, Cambridge, 1985 - autobiography		* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer'', MIT Press, Cambridge, 1985 - autobiography
	* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Computing Perspectives'', Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 1995 - essays on various topics		* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Computing Perspectives'', Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 1995 - essays on various topics

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	'''Maurice V. Wilkes''' was a British computer scientist, in 1951 ~~was~~ Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. Among his accomplishments were [[EDSAC]] (the first usable stored-[[program]] [[computer]]) and popularizing the use of [[microcode]].		'''Maurice V. Wilkes''' was a British computer scientist; in 1951, Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. Among his accomplishments were leading the creation of [[EDSAC]] (the first usable stored-[[program]] [[computer]]), and popularizing the use of [[microcode]].

	He has written many articles and books, among them:		He has written many articles and books, among them:
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			==Further reading==

			* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer'', MIT Press, Cambridge, 1985 - autobiography
			* Maurice V. Wilkes, ''Computing Perspectives'', Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 1995 - essays on various topics

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''Maurice V. Wilkes''' was a British computer scientist, in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. Among his accomplishments were [[EDSAC]] (the first usable stored-program computer) and popularizing the use of [[microcode]].		'''Maurice V. Wilkes''' was a British computer scientist, in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. Among his accomplishments were [[EDSAC]] (the first usable stored-[[program]] [[computer]]) and popularizing the use of [[microcode]].

	He has written many articles and books, among them:		He has written many articles and books, among them:

	* ''The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer'', 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill) - the first book published about programming		* ''The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer'', 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill) - the first book ever published about programming
	* Chapter 7, 'Calculating Machine Development at Cambridge', in ''Faster Than Thought'', 1953		* Chapter 7, 'Calculating Machine Development at Cambridge', in ''Faster Than Thought'', 1953
	* Chapter 2, 'The EDSAC', in ''Automatic Digital Computation'', 1954		* Chapter 2, 'The EDSAC', in ''Automatic Digital Computation'', 1954

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	==External links==		==External links==

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External links: +brief biography at the IEEE Computer Society

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.2013.0020 Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes]		* [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.2013.0020 Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes] - biographical obituary
			* [https://history.computer.org/pioneers/pdfs/W/Wilkes.pdf Maurice Vincent Wilkes] - brief biography at the IEEE Computer Society

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a few details, ext link to FRS bio

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	Maurice V. Wilkes in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.		'''Maurice V. Wilkes''' was a British computer scientist, in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. Among his accomplishments were [[EDSAC]] (the first usable stored-program computer) and popularizing the use of [[microcode]].

	He has written many articles and books, among them:		He has written many articles and books, among them:

	The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill)		* ''The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer'', 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill) - the first book published about programming
			* Chapter 7, 'Calculating Machine Development at Cambridge', in ''Faster Than Thought'', 1953
			* Chapter 2, 'The EDSAC', in ''Automatic Digital Computation'', 1954

	~~Chap 7 Calculating Machine Development at Cambridge, from Faster Than Thought, 1953~~		{{stub}}
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	~~chap 2 The [[EDSAC]] from Automatic Digital Computation, 1954~~		==External links==

	~~{{stub}}~~		* [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.2013.0020 Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes]

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	Maurice V. Wilkes in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.		Maurice V. Wilkes in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.

	He has written many articles and books among them		He has written many articles and books, among them:

	The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill)		The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill)

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Maurice V. Wilkes in 1951 was Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.

He has written many articles and books among them

The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer 1951 (with David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill)

Chap 7 Calculating Machine Development at Cambridge, from Faster Than Thought, 1953
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chap 2 The [[EDSAC]] from Automatic Digital Computation, 1954

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