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Merging on a collator is different from merge sort. And yes, the concept of sorting was known before von Neumann. Still, not sure about you but my first compute
by varjag 2y ago
Merging on a collator is different from merge sort. And yes, the concept of sorting was known before von Neumann. Still, not sure about you but my first computer program was quite a bit more basic, so allow me to remain impressed.
- Sharlin 2y agoWell, out of all people it was von Neumann, who at six years old could divide eight-digit numbers in his head, and who even his fellow "Martians" [1] speculated might not be merely human. "I have sometimes wondered whether a brain like von Neumann’s does not indicate a species superior to that of man." – Hans Bethe "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us." – Edward Teller “There was a seminar for advanced students in Zürich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class. I came to a certain theorem, and I said it is not proved and it may be difficult. von Neumann didn’t say anything but after five minutes he raised his hand. When I called on him he went to the blackboard and proceeded to write down the proof. After that I was afraid of von Neumann” – George Pólya [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists)
- 082349872349872 2y ago> he went to the blackboard and proceeded to write down the proof. cf Kolmogorov, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40444641 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40444641