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Knuth, Donald

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Dr. Donald Knuth, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Stanford University, is a seminal thinker and writer in programming, created the TeX markup language, Literate Programming, and the legendary landmark series of books 'The Art of Computer Programming'. He is also one of the few programmers who pays people for discovering bugs in his programs.


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1. Advogato Interview: Donald E. Knuth - Medium long, deep interview, mostly about TeX, fonts, typography; some about Literate Programming, processors: MMIX, Transmeta, Pentium. Gives a good sense of the man.
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2. Computer Literacy Interview: Donald Knuth - Done in 1993 by Computer Literacy Bookshops, Inc., now merged with Fatbrain. Covers wide range of Knuth's interests, good fun.
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3. Donald Knuth Wins Kyoto Prize - Announcement, MAA Online: Mathematical Association of America.
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4. Dr. Donald E. Knuth - His very own page. Programming wouldn't be what it is today without this man. Invented TeX, Literate Programming, author of landmark series 'The Art of Computer Programming'. Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming, Stanford University.
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5. Fatbrain: Donald Knuth Event - Knuth visits Fatbrain.com San Jose bookstore: list of accomplishments, links to books for sale, good picture.
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6. Innovations Interview: Donald Knuth - Medium long, interesting, many topics; Addison Wesley Longman Computer & Engineering Professional Publishing Newsletter.
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7. MUF Mastery: Donald Knuth - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
8. Donald Knuth - Growing article, with many links to related topics. [NodeWorks Encyclopedia]
9. Donald Knuth: Leonard Euler of Computer Science - Biography of the great scientist by Nikolai Bezroukov.
10. Dr. Dobb's TechNetCast Archives: Donald Knuth - Many downloadable recordings on many topics: MIT God and Computers Lecture Series, MMIX. For many, Q&A, or forum exchanges follow; many are long.
11. National Public Radio: Interview with Donald Knuth - By David Kestenbaum.
12. Stanford Magazine: Donald Knuth - Featured article about Donald Knuth's work.
13. Technology Review: Rewriting the Bible in 0's and 1's - By Steve Ditlea. Since the 1960s, Donald Knuth has been writing the sacred text of computer programming. He's a little behind schedule, but he has an excuse: he took time out to reinvent digital typography.
14. The Art of Computer Programming - Danny Yee reviews first 3 volumes of Knuth's magnum opus.

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