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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 a pioneer of computer science and programming languages, who worked on Edsac, Ordvac, Illiac and Titan. He invented the first assembly language, subroutines, the Wheeler Jump and the initial orders system.
Dec 16, 2004 · Professor David Wheeler, a pioneer of Computer Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society, died on 13 December 2004. He worked on the original EDSAC computer and wrote the first stored program, among other achievements.
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 · Learn about the life and achievements of David John Wheeler, a British computer scientist who invented the closed subroutine and contributed to ILLIAC, the Cambridge Ring, and computer testing. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the British Computing Society, and a Pioneer Medalist of the IEEE.
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.
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David John Wheeler (born 4 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
