In praise of 'Wilkes, Wheeler, and Gill'

@article{CampbellKelly2011InPO,
  title={In praise of 'Wilkes, Wheeler, and Gill'},
  author={Martin Campbell-Kelly},
  journal={Communications of the ACM},
  year={2011},
  volume={54},
  pages={25 - 27}
}
Reflections on the first textbook on programming. 
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