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Morris Tanenbaum (American, physical chemist / transistor researcher) [1], not to be confused with Andrew Tanenbaum (American-Dutch, CS professor who was respon
by solar_warehouse 3y ago
Morris Tanenbaum (American, physical chemist / transistor researcher) [1], not to be confused with Andrew Tanenbaum (American-Dutch, CS professor who was responsible for MINIX) [2]. Both had great significance in what we call "computers" today, in their respective fields.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Tanenbaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Tanenbaum
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_S._Tanenbaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_S._Tanenbaum
- rvz 3y agoExactly. and deserves a black bar. Can we please have a black bar for respect and recognising his great contributions?
- reasonabl_human 3y agoBlack bar?
- FeistySkink 3y agoAndrew Tanenbaum is in a no way Dutch. States as much in his Wikipedia article. There are plenty of Dutch scientists, including in CS, so no need to gekoloniseren another one.
- tgv 3y agoHe's lived and worked in The Netherlands since over 35 years, possibly 40.
- FeistySkink 3y agoDoes that make him Dutch?
- tgv 3y agoIt's 52 years: https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/home/cv.pdf https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/home/cv.pdf, but he's still an American citizen. You be the judge, but it's certainly not unfair to call him American-Dutch.
- helloooooooo 3y agoIs calling any permanent resident who is not a citizen Dutch reasonable?
- 29athrowaway 3y ago"Tanenbaum! You SOB" [handshake sound]
- jakjak123 3y agoHah, I read many books by Andrew Tanenbaum. I remember him putting in dry comments like 'It is not known whether CPUs have dreams during their deepest sleep states.'
- kkarakk 3y agoi loved those comments, felt like a mentor talking to you instead of a person passing on info
- shever73 3y agoThanks for the clarification, I was wondering if they were related.