McCracken, Daniel D.
Variant namesMcCracken 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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| referencedIn | Rand Symposium. Rand Symposium records, 1958-1976. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | McCracken, Daniel D. Daniel D. McCracken papers, 1958-1983. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | James W. Cortada papers, 1890-2007 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. | |
| referencedIn | RAND Symposia on computing transcripts, 1958-1976 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. | |
| referencedIn | James W. Cortada papers, 1890-2007 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. |
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| associatedWith | Association for Computing Machinery. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cortada, James W. | person |
| associatedWith | Denning, Peter J., 1942- | person |
| associatedWith | Dodd, George G. | person |
| associatedWith | Grosch, Herbert R. J. | person |
| associatedWith | Rand Symposium. | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Sammet, Jean E., 1928- | person |
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Birth 1930-07-23
Death 2011-07-30
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