Digital Typography - Couverture souple

Knuth, Donald Ervin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1575860104 ISBN 13 : 9781575860107

Editeur : CSLI Publications, 1999

Synopsis

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, Knuth has written papers which stand as milestones of development over a wide range of topics. In this collection, the second in the series, Knuth explores the relationship between computers and typography. The present volume, in the words of the author, is the legacy of all the work he has done on typography. When type designers, punch cutters, typographers, book historians, and scholars visited the University while Knuth was working in this field, it gave to Stanford what some consider to be its golden age of digital typography. By the author's own admission, the present work is one of the most difficult books that he has prepared. This is truly a work that only Knuth could have produced.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Donald E. Knuth is one of the world's pre-eminent computer scientists, whose works have had a profound influence on the subject since the publication in 1968 of the first volume of The Art of Computer Programming. Knuth created TeX, a language for typesetting mathematical and scientific texts, and METAFONT, a computer software system for alphabet design. He is professor emeritus at Stanford University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CSLI Publications
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1575860104
• ISBN 13: 9781575860107
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 685
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• Personne responsable: non disponible