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Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010 [11]) was an English computer scientist who designed and helped build the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC), one of the earliest stored program computers, and who invented microprogramming, a method for using stored-program logic to operate the control unit of a central processing unit's circuits.
the first explanation of using a memory dump for debugging a program, which the book called a "post-mortem routine" [2] the first use of the term "assembly" in programming, though with a somewhat different meaning than the modern use of the term [5] Much of the book is dedicated to explaining the library.
The award is named after Maurice Wilkes, a computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing such as microprogramming. The award is presented at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture. Prior recipients include: 1998 – Wen-mei Hwu; 1999 – Gurindar S. Sohi; 2000 – William J. Dally; 2001 – Anant Agarwal
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Maurice Wilkes (1913–2010) was a computer scientist at the University of Cambridge. Maurice Wilkes may also refer to: Maurice Wilks (1904–1963), automotive and aeronautical engineer; Maurice Canning Wilks (1910–1984), Irish landscape painter
Police in Northern California briefly chased a Volkswagen that sped away during a traffic incident Wednesday — and were surprised to find a 9-year-old boy behind the wheel, authorities said.
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Newsom spent Thursday meeting with first responders and visiting communities affected by the blaze. Around 5 p.m., he proclaimed a state of emergency in Ventura County to help mobilize resources ...