by Addison Wesley

Addison-Wesley is not a person but an American publisher of textbooks and computer literature founded in 1942 by Lew Addison Cummings and Melbourne Wesley Cummings. It became an imprint of Pearson plc, a global publishing and education company, and is renowned for its Addison-Wesley Professional line targeting IT professionals, developers, and programmers. Notable publications include The Art of Computer Programming and The C++ Programming Language.