Robert W. Doran
Bob Doran HFNZCS | |
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 Robert W, Doran in 2012 in Cambridge, England. | |
| Born | 5 November 1944 |
| Died | 13 October 2018 (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury, Stanford University |
| Known for | History of computing |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | City University, Massey University, Amdahl Corporation, University of Auckland |
Robert William Doran
Doran studied at the
Doran's research interests included computer architecture, parallel algorithms, and computer programming. He was also interested in the history of computing.[2] In 2017, he contributed to The Turing Guide.[7]
Doran was made an
New Zealand Computer Society,[3] now the Institute of IT Professionals
.
Doran died on 13 October 2018 at home in Auckland.[8]
Selected publications
- Carpenter, B. E. & Doran, R. W. (1977). The other Turing machine. The Computer Journal, 20(3):269–279.
- Doran, R. W. (1977). Computer Architecture: A Structured Approach. Academic Press, 1979.
- Doran, R. W. & Thomas, L. K. (1980). Variants of the software solution to mutual exclusion. Information Processing Letters, 10(4/5):206–208, July.
- Carpenter, B. E. & Doran, R. W. (1986). AM Turing's ACE Report of 1946 and Other Papers, Vol. 10, Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series for the History of Computing, MIT Press.
- Doran, R. W. (1988). Variants of an improved carry look-ahead adder. doi:10.1109/12.2261
- Doran, R. W. (1988). Amdahl Multiple-Domain Architecture. doi:10.1109/2.7054
- Thomborson, C. D. & Doran, R. W. (2005). Incredible Codes. In A. Brook (ed.), Incredible Science: Explore the Wonderful World of Science (pp. 16–17). New Zealand: Penguin Books.
- Doran, R. W. (1995). Special cases of division, Journal of Universal Computer Science, 1(3):176–194.
- Doran, R. W. (2005). Computer architecture and the ACE computers. In B. J. Copeland (ed.), Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine (pp. 193–206). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Doran, R. W. (2007). The Gray code. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 13(11):1573–1597.
- Doran, R. W. (2007). The First Automatic Totalisator. The Rutherford Journal, 2.
- Carpenter, B. E. & Doran, R. W. (2014). John Womersley: Applied Mathematician and Pioneer of Modern Computing.
Doran is also a listed inventor on the following US patents assigned to Amdahl Corporation: 4503512 (1985), 4967342 (1990), 5109522 (1992).
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0198747833.
- ^ a b "Bob Doran". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ New Zealand Computer Society. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Computing History Displays". Computer Science. New Zealand: University of Auckland. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Computing History Displays: Totalisators". Computer Science. New Zealand: University of Auckland. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "The Bob Doran Museum of Computing". Computer Science. New Zealand: University of Auckland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- Carpenter, Brian; Doran, Robert (2017). "Chapter 22 – Turing's Zeitgeist". In Copeland, Jack; et al. (eds.). The Turing Guide. pp. 223–231.
- ^ "Robert William (Bob) DORAN". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2018.
External links
- Emeritus Professor Bob Doran home page via Archive.org
- Bob Doran personal home page via Archive.org
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