Addison – Wesley is an American computer publishing company that has also previously published natural science literature. Belongs to the Pearson media concern.
| Addison-wesley | |
|---|---|
| A country |  USA |
| Based | 1942 |
| ISBN prefix | |
| Web site | pearsonhighered.com |
History
The publishing house was founded by Melbourne Wesley Cummings ( eng. Melbourne Wesley Cummings ) in 1942 . The first published book was the work of Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Francis Sears ( eng. Francis Sears ) "Mechanics". The first computer edition was the book "Electronic Digital Computer" by Wilkes , Wheeler ( eng. David Wheeler (computer scientist) ) and Gill ( eng. Stanley Gill ). In 1970, the publishing house was bought by the WA Benjamin Company and merged with Benjamin Cummings in 1977 . In 1988, Addison – Wesley was acquired by Pearson Corporation.
Famous Editions
- "The Art of Programming " - Donald Knut
- “ Feynman Lectures on Physics ” - Richard Feynman
- " Concrete Mathematics " - Donald Knuth , Ronald Graham and Oren Patashnik
- " The C ++ Programming Language " - Bjorn Straustrup
- « Design Patterns » - Erich Gamma , R. Helm, R. Johnson, J. Vlissides
- “ Mythical Man-Month ” - Frederick Brooks
Links
- Official site (eng.)