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Strachey: the Bloomsbury Years

Strachey 100: an Oxford Computing Pioneer by Oxford University

Jun 26, 201734:40Education

A historian’s perspective on the earlier years of Christopher Strachey’s life. The talk covers his familial connections, his early career as a school master, and his first computing projects.

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Strachey: the Bloomsbury Years is an episode from Strachey 100: an Oxford Computing Pioneer by Oxford University. A historian’s perspective on the earlier years of Christopher Strachey’s life. The talk covers his familial connections, his e...

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A historian’s perspective on the earlier years of Christopher Strachey’s life. The talk covers his familial connections, his early career as a school master, and his first computing projects.

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