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Professor of computer science, University of Cambridge
- David J Wheeler Born February 9, 1927; Professor of computer science, University of Cambridge; fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, who worked on the EDSAC in 1951 with Maurice Wilkes and Stanley Gill, and introduced the concept of the subroutine, invented the subroutine (or mark place and return) "jump," then called the "Wheeler jump."
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David John Wheeler FRS (9 February 1927 – 13 December 2004) [10] [11] [12] was a computer scientist and professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Apr 4, 2022 · David Wheeler is the chief assistant public defender who has been involved with not only Cruz's murder trial, but also the charges stemming from a November 2018 jail brawl.
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Aug 20, 2020 · David Wheeler is often credited with the following aphorism: “All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection." Too often, Wheeler is misquoted,...
Aug 5, 2024 · Wheeler was emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge, where he spent most of his career. He was elected a Fellow of the British Computing Society (1970) and of the Royal Society (1983), and was awarded a Pioneer Medal of the IEEE (1985).
Dec 30, 2019 · Name: David John Wheeler. Born: February 9, 1927, in Birmingham, England. Death: December 13, 2004 (Age: 77) Computer-related contributions. Computer scientist who completed the world's first PhD in computer science in 1951. Known for his work on Burrows-Wheeler transform and the Wheeler Jump.
Dec 16, 2004 · Professor Wheeler was one of the pioneers of Computer Science. He worked on the original EDSAC computer and wrote the first computer program ever to be stored in a computer's working memory. He pioneered the use of sub-routines and is particularly remembered for his work on data compression.
