Daniel D. McCracken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDaniel D. McCracken
American computer scientist, academic, educator and writer
Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1930
Place of Birth: Judith Basin County, Montana, United States
Date of Death: 30-Jul-2011
Profession: computer scientist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Daniel D. McCracken
- Daniel D.
- McCracken (July 23, 1930 – July 30, 2011) was a computer scientist in the United States.
- He was a Professor of Computer Sciences at the City College of New York, and the author of over two dozen textbooks on computer programming, with an emphasis on guides to programming in widely used languages such as Fortran and COBOL.
- His A Guide to Fortran Programming (Wiley, 1961) and its successors were the standard textbooks on that language for over two decades.
- His books have been translated into fourteen languages.
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