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The very first Turing award went to Robert Floyd... he also didn't have a PhD. Most people with PhDs are probably pretty smart. But most smart people don't ha
by kenjackson 11y ago
The very first Turing award went to Robert Floyd... he also didn't have a PhD.
Most people with PhDs are probably pretty smart. But most smart people don't have PhDs.
- gavinpc 11y agoI thought the first one was Alan Perlis?
- kenjackson 11y agoYou're right -- he was. I'm not sure why I thought Floyd won the first one. But Floyd did win it, without a PhD. :-)
- gavinpc 11y agoYes, good to learn about him. Like me, he got a B.A. in Liberal Arts. Unlike me, he got his at age 17!