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A Historical Note on Shell Sort, Bresenham's Algorithm, and the Chinese Postman Problem

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Author(s)

Paul E. Black

Abstract

These are historical notes, from those involved, on the names and origins of Shell sort, Bresenham's Algorithm, and the Chinese Postman Problem.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1280
Report Number
1280

Citation

Black, P. (2022), A Historical Note on Shell Sort, Bresenham's Algorithm, and the Chinese Postman Problem, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1280, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934651 (Accessed October 11, 2024)

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Created May 6, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022