Napier

The word Napier (pronounced {IPAEng|ˈneɪpɪər) is a surname in the English language, deriving from the Scottish Clan Napier. It is part of the name of many notable persons and places, some of which are listed below.
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Noun
1. Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
(synonym) John Napier
(hypernym) mathematician

Atkinson & Morrison, St Andrews U; design began ca. 1985, first implementation Napier88, 1988. Based on orthogonal persistence, permits definition and manipulation of namespaces.
["The Napier88 Reference Manual", R. Morrison et al, CS Depts St Andrews U and U Glasgow, Persistent Programming Research Report PPRR-77-89, 1989].