Wizard Book

Wizard Book

(publication)Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and JulieSussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs"(MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computerscience text used in introductory courses at MIT. So calledbecause of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles ofthe LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as thePurple Book.