McCracken, Daniel D.

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McCracken was a writer, lecturer, and consultant in the computer industry. He authored 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). He was active in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was elected to its council in 1974. He served as vice president (1976-1978) and president (1978-1980).

From the description of Daniel D. McCracken papers, 1958-1983. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63288413

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Birth 1930-07-23

Death 2011-07-30

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