John Bentley Stringer

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

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.

Publications

• Wilkes, M.V., and Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322.
• P.K. Blake, D.O. Clayden, D.W. Davies, L.J. Page and 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" (PDF). The Computer Journal 4 (2): 161–167. doi:10.1093/comjnl/4.2.161.
• R. O. Bennett and J. B. Stringer (1961). "Acceptance Trials of Computer Systems for Government Use" (PDF). 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" (PDF). 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., and Stringer, J. B. (April 1953). "Microprogramming and the Design of the Control Circuits in an Electronic Digital Computer". Proc. Cambridge Phil. Soc 49 (pt. 2): 230–238. doi:10.1017/S0305004100028322.
3. A Brief History of Microprogramming, Mark Smotherman, March 1999