McCracken, Daniel D. 1930-

Daniel D. McCracken was a writer, lecturer, and consultant in the computer industry. Born in 1930, he received a BA in mathematics in 1950 and a BA in chemistry a year later, both from Central Washington University. He worked for General Electric Company from 1951 to 1958, and was director of training in the computer department, 1956-1957. He then returned to school, attending New York University from 1958 to 1959. During this time he also worked in the AEC Computing Center there, and as a consultant in computer programming, writing and training. In 1970 he received a Masters of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary.

McCracken published many books, including an early general textbook on programming, Digital Computer Programming (1957), and one of the first books on Fortran, A Guide to Fortran Programming (1961).

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