Donald Knuth's First Computer(catonmat.net)

67 pointsby pkruminsvor 16 Jahren10 comments

http://www.catonmat.net/blog/donald-knuths-first-computer/

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The latest volume in Knuth's "Selected Papers" series, "Selected Papers on Design of Algorithms" is due out any day now. (According to Amazon, it was supposed to be released on the 15th, but my pre-ordered copy still hasn't shipped...)

pkruminsvor 16 Jahren

Yep, I am also waiting. I got the Selected Papers on Analysis of Algorithms, Discrete Math, Computer Science and now waiting for this.

michael_dorfmanvor 16 Jahren

Are you planning on posting notes for the Papers, or are you going to do the "Musings" videos first?

pkruminsvor 16 Jahren

I am going to intermix Musings and Papers. Some weeks will post Musings videos, some weeks notes of Papers. The next Knuth related post will be Musings.

ShabbyDoovor 16 Jahren

I went to Case and was a border (renter, not member) one summer in his former fraternity's house (Theta Chi). Kind of cool to see the composite photos from the late 50's which included him.

blackguardxvor 16 Jahren

Wow, I didn't know he was in Theta Chi. When I was going to Case, that place was straight out of Revenge of the Nerds.

stevejohnsonvor 16 Jahren

Believe it or not, the CWRU library didn't even own all the volumes of AoCP until I put in a request for them.

seihavor 16 Jahren

He looks so old for 20.

Retricvor 16 Jahren

I think that's from his style, not his physical looks.

ulfvor 16 Jahren

Probably because he was wise beyond his years...