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'''Trenchard More''' (1930 – 2019) was a mathematician employed by [[IBM]] who helped develop [[nested array model]] concepts—"Array Theory", in his terminology—such as the "floating" property of simple scalars and the behavior of [[prototype]]s. According to [[Jim Brown]], More "had a tremendous influence on the final definition of the [[APL2]] language".<ref name=personal>[[Jim Brown]]. [https://old.aplwiki.com/OnAPLsHistory?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=JimBrownsPersonalHistoryOf_APL_20170405.pdf A Personal History of APL]. Updated 2017-04-05.</ref> More's work is also cited as an influence on [[NARS]]. He also developed [[Nial]] together with Mike Jenkins of [[wikipedia:Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University at Kingston]].<ref>[[Array Cast]] episode 61: [https://www.arraycast.com/episodes/episode61-lynn-sutherland-and-nial Lynn Sutherland and the Story of Nial]. 2023-09-01.</ref> | '''Trenchard More''' (1930 – 2019) was a mathematician employed by [[IBM]] who helped develop [[nested array model]] concepts—"Array Theory", in his terminology—such as the "floating" property of simple scalars and the behavior of [[prototype]]s. According to [[Jim Brown]], More "had a tremendous influence on the final definition of the [[APL2]] language".<ref name=personal>[[Jim Brown]]. [https://old.aplwiki.com/OnAPLsHistory?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=JimBrownsPersonalHistoryOf_APL_20170405.pdf A Personal History of APL]. Updated 2017-04-05.</ref> More's work is also cited as an influence on [[NARS]]. He also developed [[Nial]] together with Mike Jenkins of [[wikipedia:Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University at Kingston]].<ref>[[Array Cast]] episode 61: [https://www.arraycast.com/episodes/episode61-lynn-sutherland-and-nial Lynn Sutherland and the Story of Nial]. 2023-09-01.</ref> | ||
Specific features attributed to More are [[strand notation]]<ref>[[Bob Smith]]. [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805376 Nested arrays, operators, and functions] at [[APL81]].</ref><ref name=personal/> and a shift from making [[Enclose]] idempotent on ''any'' [[scalar]] to [[simple scalar]]s only.<ref>[[James A. Brown]]. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/190271.190277 The Origins of APL2] at [[APL94]].</ref> | Specific features attributed to More are the extension of [[strand notation]] to arbitrary arrays<ref>[[Bob Smith]]. [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805376 Nested arrays, operators, and functions] at [[APL81]].</ref><ref name=personal/> and a shift from making [[Enclose]] idempotent on ''any'' [[scalar]] to [[simple scalar]]s only in Jim Brown's early work.<ref>[[James A. Brown]]. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/190271.190277 The Origins of APL2] at [[APL94]].</ref> | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
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* "Notes on the development of a theory of arrays", IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center Technical Report Number 320-3016, 1973-05. | * "Notes on the development of a theory of arrays", IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center Technical Report Number 320-3016, 1973-05. | ||
* "Notes on the Axioms for a theory of arrays", IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center Technical Report Number 320-3017, 1973-05. | * "Notes on the Axioms for a theory of arrays", IBM Philadelphia Scientific Center Technical Report Number 320-3017, 1973-05. | ||
* "A Theory of Arrays with Applications to Databases", IBM [[wikipedia:Cambridge Scientific Center|Cambridge Scientific Center]] report G320-2107, 1975-09. | |||
* "Types and Prototypes in a Theory of Arrays", IBM Cambridge Scientific Center report G320-2112, 1976-05. | |||
* [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804440 The nested rectangular array as a model of data]. | * [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804440 The nested rectangular array as a model of data]. | ||
* [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804456 Nested rectangular arrays for measures, addresses, and paths]. | * [[APL79]]: [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804456 Nested rectangular arrays for measures, addresses, and paths]. | ||