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| β | '''{{w}}''' is a computer science Professor Emeritus at {{w|Stanford University}}. He is famous for writing the book ''{{w|The Art of Computer Programming}}'' and developing the | + | '''{{w}}''' is a {{w|computer science}} Professor Emeritus at {{w|Stanford University}}. He is famous for writing the book ''{{w|The Art of Computer Programming}}'' and developing the <span class="texhtml" style="font-family: 'CMU Serif', cmr10, LMRoman10-Regular, 'Latin Modern Math', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">T<span style="text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: -0.25em; margin-left: -0.1667em; margin-right: -0.125em; line-height: 1ex;">e</span>X</span> computerized typesetting system. He has written several other computer science textbooks, and he offers {{w|Knuth reward check|monetary rewards}} for anyone finding errors in his publications. |
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| + | He is also a known fan of xkcd and asked two questions at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOS0sV2a24&feature=player_detailpage#t=1289s Authors@Google talk] that [[Randall Monroe|Randall]] gave in 2007. | ||
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- For a list of comics, see Comics featuring Donald Knuth.
Donald Knuth is a computer science Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He is famous for writing the book The Art of Computer Programming and developing the TeX computerized typesetting system. He has written several other computer science textbooks, and he offers monetary rewards for anyone finding errors in his publications.
He is also a known fan of xkcd and asked two questions at the Authors@Google talk that Randall gave in 2007.
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