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> PS: Nice to see that HN really has a soft spot for Turing. One of the original hackers surely?
by louthy 12y ago
> PS: Nice to see that HN really has a soft spot for Turing.
One of the original hackers surely?
- buro9 12y agoPythagoras would have that crown IMHO, Turing was relatively recent. I wonder whether there can be said to be some overlap between the non-Dialectic philosophers of old and the pioneers of computing.
- JonnieCache 12y agoBabbage and Lovelace were earlier. But as buro9 says, the greeks have them beat, as always.