Z:gnu-www-ja-finalists--9ccb53-Donald Knuth, one of the ackno/en

Donald Knuth, one of the acknowledged fathers of computer science, was nominated for his TeX typesetting system and his technique of &lsquo;literate programming.&rsquo; &ldquo;His special contribution is that he explained a large program that does &ldquo;real life&rdquo; work.&rdquo; His books include The Art of Computer Programming, Literate Programming , and Digital Typography. He is Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University.