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'''Donald E. Knuth''' ([[Image:gaoduhnah.gif]]), Professor Emeritus of [http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/taocp.html The Art of Computer Programming] at [http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford University]. | '''Donald E. Knuth''' ([[Image:gaoduhnah.gif]]), Professor Emeritus of [http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/taocp.html The Art of Computer Programming] at [http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford University]. | ||
− | Father of The Art of Computer Programming and {{TeX}} as two achievements only in a myriad (including MMIX for TAOCP or METAFONT for {{TeX}}), a purist, a craftsman of the | + | Father of The Art of Computer Programming and {{TeX}} as two achievements only in a myriad (including MMIX for TAOCP or METAFONT for {{TeX}}), a purist, a craftsman of the intellect, a brilliant computer scientist, the supreme coder and a mind bogglingly productive author, the ultimate model of geekiness when this tends to infinity, he has been aptly nicknamed "the Euler of computer science"~[http://www.softpanorama.org/People/Knuth/index.shtml]. |
[[I]] met him for the first (and so far only) time on 26, May (2009), in Oxford, at the occasion of a seminar he was giving (on priority sampling). He dedicated me volume 2 of TAOCP. | [[I]] met him for the first (and so far only) time on 26, May (2009), in Oxford, at the occasion of a seminar he was giving (on priority sampling). He dedicated me volume 2 of TAOCP. |
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Donald E. Knuth (), Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University.
Father of The Art of Computer Programming and $\mathrm{\TeX}$ as two achievements only in a myriad (including MMIX for TAOCP or METAFONT for $\mathrm{\TeX}$), a purist, a craftsman of the intellect, a brilliant computer scientist, the supreme coder and a mind bogglingly productive author, the ultimate model of geekiness when this tends to infinity, he has been aptly nicknamed "the Euler of computer science"~[1].
I met him for the first (and so far only) time on 26, May (2009), in Oxford, at the occasion of a seminar he was giving (on priority sampling). He dedicated me volume 2 of TAOCP.
Allegedly, according to geekchic (copied here for backup as the link occasionally went broken):
I've seen watched Silver Streak. It's a strange movie to have as a favorite, but it's certainly worth an evening.