> if I was a Turing prize winner like he was That came later. He just had a flexible gig that was common for researchers at the time. From what I can tell, non

> if I was a Turing prize winner like he was That came later. He just had a flexible gig that was common for researchers at the time. From what I can tell, none of his behavior would be accepted today: - participating in a new field without formal credentials - not writing papers or participating in peer review - writing books and papers without citing other works - bouncing between academic and industry roles Academic research is just a different world, with very different life tradeoffs, even for "big' names.