Strachey: school master, language designer, colleague

Strachey 100: an Oxford Computing Pioneer by Oxford University

Jun 26, 201744:11Education

In this panel discussion, three people who knew Christopher Strachey in different contexts talk about their memories of him. Michael Jackson discusses being taught by Strachey as a boy at Harrow, David Hartley talks abou...

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