Ancient Babylonian algorithms
@article{Knuth1972AncientBA, title={Ancient Babylonian algorithms}, author={D. Knuth}, journal={Commun. ACM}, year={1972}, volume={15}, pages={671-677} }
The early origins of mathematics are discussed, emphasizing those aspects which seem to be of greatest interest from the standpoint of computer science. A number of old Babylonian tablets, many of which have never before been translated into English, are quoted.
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