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David John Wheeler FRS (9 February 1927 – 13 December 2004) was a computer scientist and professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge.
David Wheeler was one of the generation of mathematicians and engineers who were drawn to the newly emerging discipline of computer science in the period immediately after the Second World War.
Dec 16, 2004 · Professor Wheeler was one of the pioneers of Computer Science. He worked on the original EDSAC computer and wrote the first computer program ever to be stored in a computer's working memory. He pioneered the use of sub-routines and is particularly remembered for his work on data compression.
David Wheeler may refer to: David H. Wheeler (1829–1902), American academic, newspaperman and college president; US ambassador to Italy. David P. Wheeler (1876–1904), United States Army captain. David Wheeler (computer scientist) (1927–2004), British computer scientist.
May 29, 2024 · Wheeler was emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge, where he spent most of his career. He was elected a Fellow of the British Computing Society (1970) and of the Royal Society (1983), and was awarded a Pioneer Medal of the IEEE (1985). He passed away on December 13, 2004.
Dec 30, 2019 · Computer scientist who completed the world's first PhD in computer science in 1951. Known for his work on Burrows-Wheeler transform and the Wheeler Jump. Credited the subroutine (which they called the closed subroutine), because of which jump to subroutine instruction is often called Wheeler Jump.
David John Wheeler (born 4 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
