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February 11, 2011

Strange But True!

Q. How early in life did the “Father of Geekdom” get his first hint of who he might become?

A. Called also the “Father of Computer Science,” retired Stanford math professor Donald Knuth may just be the world's most renowned geek, says Dave Wieczorek in Think magazine of Case Western Reserve University. Knuth has authored more than 30 books, including “The Art of Computer Programming,” already into its fourth volume and fifth decade. He is also editing “Selected Papers on Fun and Games,” which will include his own short story “The Chemical Caper,” where every word is a chemical formula.


 
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