The Programming Language LISP: Its Operation and Applications
by E.C. Berkeley, D.G. Bobrow
Publisher: The MIT Press 1966
ISBN/ASIN: B0000CNAAU
ISBN-13: 9780262590044
Number of pages: 395
Description:
The language LISP, short for 'LISt Processing' language, is a remarkable and powerful language, because not only does it govern the operation of a computer, but also it is a mathematical language of great flexibility and power for processing processes in mathematics, logic, and symbol manipulation in general.
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