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Lecture 1A | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986

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What it covers

The first lecture of MIT's 1986 6.001 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, given by Harold Abelson, introducing Lisp and the idea of computer science as the study of process. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel
MIT OpenCourseWare
Length
1 hr 12 min
Year
2009
Open on YouTube

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