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An algorithm must be seen to be believed.
Donald Knuth
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Donald Knuth
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Donald E. Knuth
Don Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth
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It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there.
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A mathematical formula should never be owned by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.
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The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.
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