John Bentley Stringer

John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1928 – 4 May 1979)[1] was a British computer pioneer. At Cambridge Maths Lab he worked with Maurice Wilkes creating the concept of microcode.[2][3] He then became a civil servant firstly at the National Physical Laboratory then at the Government Communications Headquarters.

John Bentley Stringer
Born	(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Died	4 May 1979(1979-05-04) (aged 51) Cheltenham
Nationality	British
Known for	Microprogramming
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science
Institutions	University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory National Physical Laboratory Government Communications Headquarters

Publications

• Wilkes, M.V.; Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322.
• P.K. Blake; D.O. Clayden; D.W. Davies; L.J. Page; J.B. Stringer (May 1957). Some features of the ACE computer (Report). National Physical Laboratory. p. 40.
• J. B. Stringer (1961). "The Place of Character Recognition, Data Transmission and Document Handling in A.D.P. Systems". The Computer Journal. 4 (2): 161–167. doi:10.1093/comjnl/4.2.161.
• R. O. Bennett; J. B. Stringer (1961). "Acceptance Trials of Computer Systems for Government Use". The Computer Journal. 4 (3): 185–196. doi:10.1093/comjnl/4.3.185.
• J. B. Stringer (1964). "Book Review: Redundancy Techniques for Computing Systems, by Richard H. Wilcox and William C. Mann". The Computer Journal. 6 (4): 303–304. doi:10.1093/comjnl/6.4.303.

References

1. St Peter's Church, Leckhampton, Tombstone Inscriptions (page 210)
2. Wilkes, M.V.; Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322.
3. "A Brief History of Microprogramming, Mark Smotherman, March 1999". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.