Kenneth E. Iverson

Person · Open Library

Born

17 December 1920

Died

19 October 2004

Works

18

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method

   · 2001 · cited 160,603x

2. Differential Evolution – A Simple and Efficient Heuristic for global Optimization over Continuous Spaces

   · 1997 · cited 24,189x

3. Analyzing real-time PCR data by the comparative CT method

   · 2008 · cited 23,215x

4. Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds

   · 1993 · cited 20,245x

5. Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report)

   · 2015 · cited 18,785x

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Quotes

• “The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programming, I continue to believe that its most important use remains to be exploited: as a simple, precise, executable notation for the teaching of a wide range of subjects.”
• “Most programming languages are decidedly inferior to mathematical notation and are little used as tools of thought in ways that would be considered significant by, say, an applied mathematician.”
• “If it is to be effective as a tool of thought, a notation must allow convenient expression not only of notions arising directly from a problem, but also of those arising in subsequent analysis, generalization, and specialization.”
• “The utility of a language as a tool of thought increases with the range of topics it can treat, but decreases with the amount of vocabulary and the complexity of grammatical rules which the user must keep in mind. Economy of notation is therefore important.”
• “The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known properties of mathematical notation which make it such an effective tool of thought.”
• “It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] Indeed, the very suggestiveness of a notation may make it seem harder to learn because of the many properties it suggests for exploration.”

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