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The Art of Computer Programming
Donald Knuth ISBN 0201896842
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Donald Knuth ISBN 0201896842
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This book by Donald Knuth has come up 2 times on Lex Fridman. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2019-12-30 and the most recent from 2021-09-09. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“father of algorithm analysis author of the art of computer programming creator of tech that led to late tech”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Donald Knuth: Legendary computer scientist, Turing Award winner, father of algorithm analysis, author of The Art of Computer Programming, and creator of the TeX typesetting system. Donald Knuth reflects on a lifetime of programming, beauty in algorithms, free will in the Game of Life, and the meaning of life.
“he's the author of the multi-volume work the magnum opus the art of computer programming”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Donald Knuth: Legendary Stanford computer scientist, 1974 Turing Award winner, author of The Art of Computer Programming, and creator of the TeX typesetting system. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the field. Donald Knuth reflects on a life of algorithms, beauty in code and typography, mortality, faith, and why P probably equals NP.
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