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As can be seen on Wikipedia: [1] vs. [2] - the English version of "computer science" does not mention Zuse. Time to change? Similarly, the German version of "C
by cmarschner 10y ago
As can be seen on Wikipedia: [1] vs. [2] - the English version of "computer science" does not mention Zuse. Time to change?
Similarly, the German version of "Computer" mentions Zuse 20 times [3]; the English version starts describing the Z2 [4].
Quite fascinating how Wikipedia is written through the local lense.
[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informatik#Entwicklung_moderner_Rechenmaschinen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informatik#Entwicklung_moderne...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science
[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer#Electromechanical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer#Electromechanical
- wslh 10y agoExcellent catch! I love Wikipedia with all their faults but probably we need not so difficult to build tools to recognize anomalies between Wikipedia cultures... sorry, languages.
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- a3n 10y agoEnglish and German sources are more likely to be accessible to people working in English and German, respectively, and less in the reverse. And Wikepedia is all about sources. So not surprising, but worth fixing.