John Bentley Stringer
Born(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Died4 May 1979(1979-05-04) (aged 51)
Cheltenham
NationalityBritish
Known forMicroprogramming
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory
National Physical Laboratory
Government Communications Headquarters

John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1928 – 4 May 1979)[1] was a British computer pioneer. At Cambridge Maths Lab he worked with Maurice Wilkes creating the concept of microcode.[2][3] He then became a civil servant firstly at the National Physical Laboratory then at the Government Communications Headquarters.

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References

  1. ^ St Peter's Church, Leckhampton, Tombstone Inscriptions (page 210)
  2. ^ Wilkes, M.V.; Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. Bibcode:1953PCPS...49..230W. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Microprogramming, Mark Smotherman, March 1999". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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