Alan J. Perlis papers, 1942-1989.

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Alan J. Perlis papers, 1942-1989.

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Correspondence, class handouts, lecture notes and visual aids, published articles and reports, subject files, audio tapes and videotapes relating to Perlis' work in computer science education, programming languages, and compiler programs. The collection includes transcripts and recordings of classroom lectures for one course and notes for other course that Perlis taught. Committee records include minutes, correspondence, and reports from committees on which Perlis served including a number of Yale faculty committees. Perlis' M.S. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation are included in his subject files along with information on the programming languages ALGOL, APL, and LISP, and several compilers including the IT compiler. The audio tapes include a panel discussion and a discussion of the Strategic Defense Initiative. The videotapes document the fortieth anniversary of ACM and includes a segment on Perlis.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Perlis, Alan J., 19..-....

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Perlis worked on Project Whirlwind at M.I.T. in 1948-1949 while earning his Ph.D. in Mathematics. He later worked at the Ballistic Research Laboratories before becoming the director of the Computing Laboratory and assistant professor of Mathematics at Purdue University. In 1956, he took the position of director of the Computation Center at Carnegie Institute of Technology (later Carnegie-Mellon University). He later served as the chair of the department of Mathematics (1960-1964) an...

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