An anthology of essays from the inventor of literate programming.

This anthology of essays from the inventor of literate programming is a survey of Donald Knuth's papers on computer science. Donald Knuth's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of literate programming to the development of the TeX programming language. One of the foremost figures in the field of mathematical sciences, his papers are widely referenced and stand as milestones of development over a wide range of topics. This collection focuses on Professor Knuth's published science papers that serve as accessible surveys of their subject matter. It includes articles on the history of computing, algorithms, numerical techniques, computational models, typesetting, and more. This book will be appreciated by students and researchers from a wide range of areas within computer science and mathematics.

1. Von Neumann's first computer program
2. Ancient Babylonian algorithms
3. George Forsythe and the development of computer science
4. Computer science and its relation to mathematics
5. Algorithms
6. Mathematics and computer science: Coping with finiteness
7. Algorithms in modern mathematics and computer science
8. The IBM 650: an appreciation from the field
9. Theory and practice
10. Algorithm and program
information and data
11. Are toy problems useful?
12. Theory and practice
13. Algorithmic themes
14. Typesetting concrete mathematics
15. Computer programming and computer science
16. This week's citation classic: artistic programming.