[Computer science] Pioneer E.W. Dijkstra

(1) Communication with an Automatic Computer. E.W. Dijkstra. Academisch proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor in de wis- en natuurkunde, aan de universiteit van Amsterdam, op gezag van de rector magnificus Dr. J. Kok, hoogleraar in de faculteit der wis- en natuurkunde, in het openbaar te verdedigen door Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (...) 28 october 1959. Uitgeverij Excelsior, Rijswijk. (2) Het Communicatieprogramma van de ARRA. E.W. Dijkstra. Uitgave van het Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam. MR21, 1955. (3) Programmering voor de ARMAC, deel I. E.W. Dijkstra. Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam. MR25, 1956. And another 8 reports, incl. "Notes on Structured Programming", T.H. Eindhoven, 1970, but mostly by the Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam incl. Algol-60 and mostly by Dr. E.W. Dijkstra from the 1961-71 period.

Dijkstra was the founder of computer sciences in the Netherlands. He worked among other things as a programmer and developer of various programming languages (incl. Algol-60). At an earlier stage he had been involved with the programming of ARRA, ARMAG and others. From 1984 Dijkstra was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. The Shortest Path First algorithm was named after him (Dijkstra's algorithm). His "Notes on Structured Programming", T.H. Eindhoven, 1970 met with global recognition. (total 11)