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It is much more rewarding to do more with less.
Donald Knuth
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Donald Knuth
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
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Computer Scientist
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Historian Of Mathematics
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Donald E. Knuth
Don Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth
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Beware of bugs in the above code I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
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A mathematical formula should never be owned by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.
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