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I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.

Donald Knuth

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Author Bio

  • NameDonald Knuth
  • DescriptionAmerican computer scientist
  • AliasesDonald E. Knuth; Don Knuth; Donald Ervin Knuth; D.E.K.; DEK; Knuth
  • BornJanuary 10, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMathematician; Computer Scientist; Engineer; Historian Of Mathematics; Writer; Programmer
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Turing Award; Grace Murray Hopper Award; IEEE John Von Neumann Medal