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Donald Knuth

2 series 9 books in order

Donald Knuth is an American computer scientist and mathematician, and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is the 1974 recipient of the ACM Turing Award and has been called the "father of the analysis of algorithms". Our catalog credits him with Literate Programming and Selected Papers on Computer Science, both in the CSLI Lecture Notes series.

Born
1938
Known for
CSLI Lecture Notes, Computers & Typesetting

Series by Donald Knuth

CSLI Lecture Notes

5 books in order · 1992–2010

  1. Cover of Literate programming

    Literate programming

    1992 · Donald Knuth

    Literate programming is a 1992 book by Donald Knuth. It is book 27 of the series CSLI Lecture Notes. Catalog genres: Science & Nature. The listed…

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  2. Cover of Selected Papers on Computer Science
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  3. Cover of Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
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  4. Cover of Constructions in  Acquisition (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
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  5. Cover of Selected papers on fun and games
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Computers & Typesetting

5 books in order · 1986

  1. Cover of Computer Modern Typefaces

    Computer Modern Typefaces

    1986 · Donald Knuth

    Computer Modern is a family of typefaces developed by Donald Knuth using his Metafont program, originally designed for use with the TeX typesetting…

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    METAFONT

    1986 · Donald Knuth

    Metafont is a description language developed by Donald Knuth for defining raster fonts, designed as a companion to his TeX typesetting system. The…

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    TEX

    1986 · Donald Knuth

    TeX is a typesetting system designed and written by Donald Knuth, first released in 1978, that has become widely used for the accurate rendering of…

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  4. Cover of The METAFONTbook

    The METAFONTbook

    1986 · Donald Knuth

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  5. Cover of The TeXbook

    The TeXbook

    1986 · Donald Knuth

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Donald Knuth written?

We list 9 books by Donald Knuth across 2 series, published between 1986–2010 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Donald Knuth's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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