Saul Rosen (February 8, 1922 – June 9, 1991) was an American

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pioneer. He is known for designing the software of the first transistor-based computer ''

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'', and for his work on programming language design which influenced the

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; in particular he was the first editor of its journal ''

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''. In 1979 he co-founded the journal ''

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'', then published by

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* Pictures of Rosen vi
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5 Apr 1966
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5 Apr 1966
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30 Jul 1968
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Selected publications

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