Phillip J. Plauger
Phillip James Plauger (born January 13, 1944 in Petersburg , West Virginia ) is an American computer scientist , writer and entrepreneur.
Life
Plauger studied physics at Princeton , where he graduated with a bachelor's degree, and then received a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University . Subsequently, he was secretary of X3J11, the committee responsible for the development of the ANSI standard for the C programming language , and was then significantly involved in the formulation of the ISO C standard as head of the ISO JTC1 / SC22 / WG14 working group .
Together with Brian W. Kernighan he wrote Software Tools (1970) and Elements of Programming Style (1974) and together with Jim Brodie he wrote Standard C (1989). He was editor of the C / C ++ Users Journal and contributor to and co-editor of Embedded Systems Programming for over 10 years . He worked at Bell Labs , was vice president of Yourdon Inc. , founder and director of Whitesmiths Ltd. , An early provider of a C compiler and library and the Unix derivative Idris , a commercial real-time - the operating system for the legendary PDP-11 . Plauger is currently President of Dinkumware Ltd. , a provider of standards-compliant C and C ++ libraries. In 2004 Plauger was awarded the Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award honored.
Besides his work as a computer scientist, entrepreneur and technical writer Plauger is also the author of two in the magazine Analog printed science fiction novels and several SF short stories, including the 1975 published narrative Child of All Ages (German A child of any age ) a Girl who becomes an immortal and is forever tied to a child's body. The story was nominated for Hugo , Nebula and Locus Awards. In 1975 Plauger received the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in the science fiction genre.
Plauger lives in Concord , Massachusetts .
bibliography
- Novels
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Fighting Madness (1976)
- German: Time correction impossible. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22037, 1981, ISBN 3-404-22037-4 .
- Wergild (1994)
- Melissa (short story series)
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Child of All Ages (1975)
- German: A child of any age. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 14. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3737), 1980, ISBN 3-453-30640-6 .
- The Con Artist (1976)
- Short stories
- Epicycle (1973)
- Wet Blanket (1974)
- Dark Lantern (1974)
- Storymaker (1976)
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Here Be Dragons (1976)
- German: Here are dragons. In: Ernst Fuchs [d. i. Werner Fuchs], Hans Joachim Alpers (ed.): New science fiction stories. Tosa, 1982, ISBN 3-85001-097-X .
- Virtual Image (1980)
- Of the Last Kind (1991)
- Lucky Luke (2003)
- The Dawn Patrol
- Non-fiction
- Spectroscopy in the Titanium Isotopes (1969)
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Software Tools (1970, with Brian W. Kernighan )
- German: programming tools. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg & New York 1980, ISBN 3-540-10419-4 .
- The Elements of Programming Style (1974, with Brian W. Kernighan)
- Software Tools in Pascal (1981, with Brian W. Kernighan)
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Standard C (1989, with James Brodie)
- German: Reference manual Standard C: for the new ANSI and ISO standard. Microsoft Press, Braunschweig 1990, ISBN 3-528-04741-0 .
- The Standard C Library (1992)
- ANSI and ISO Standard C Programmer's Reference (1992, with James Brodie)
- Programming on Purpose: Essays on Software Design (1993)
- The Draft Standard C ++ Library (1995)
- The C ++ Standard Template Library (2001)
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 325.
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 790.
- John Clute , Peter Nicholls : Plauger, P J. In: (dies.): The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated April 4, 2017.
- Bradley Denton: Plauger, P (hillip) J (ames) . In: James Gunn : The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Viking, New York et al. a. 1988, ISBN 0-670-81041-X , p. 358.
Web links
- Phillip J. Plauger in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- PJ Plauger in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- PJ Plauger in Fancyclopedia 3 (English)
- Literature by and about Phillip J. Plauger in the catalog of the German National Library
- PJ Plauger's website (accessed June 25, 2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shannon Cochran: Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award: C ++ guru, editor and science fiction writer PJ Plauger honored. In: Dr. Dobb's Journal March 31, 2004 (accessed June 25, 2018).
- ↑ Was intended for Harlan Ellison's unpublished anthology The Last Dangerous Visions .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Plauger, Phillip J. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plauger, Phillip James (full name); Plauger, PJ (alternative spelling) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, software developer and entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Petersburg , West Virginia |