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Donald Knuth
Born in 1938, American computing pioneer Donald Knuth is known for his greatly influential multi-volume work, The Art of Computer Programming, his novel Surreal Numbers, his invention of TeX and METAFONT electronic publishing tools and his quirky sense of humor.
Here's one of my favorite videos of his: My Advice to young people.
I love Knuth's notion of thinking for the long term and independently of others. If something is important to you, there's a better chance that you'll do good work in it and that it actually is important in general.
If the fundamentals aren't strong, then you can't bu...
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Stan Lee
The creative genius of American writer, Stan Lee, who was born in 1922, brought us 'Spider Man', 'X-Men' and 'The Hulk'. They climbed tall buildings and fought the bad guys, but had normal worries too, about love, acceptance and family. Readers loved them and Marvel Comics, with Lee at the helm, went on to become hugely successful. In 2010 the Stan Lee Foundation was founded to focus on literacy, education and the arts. On January 4, 2011 Lee received the 2428th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The great American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman sits in an armchair and talks about some of the wonders of the world. Originally a BBC TV series called 'Fun to Imagine', broadcast in 1983.
The sheer curiosity that Feynman and the clarity of understanding that Feynman has is so incredibly infectious. He loves learning and tinkering around with things purely for the sake of curiosity. What an inspirational person!
I love how Arthur C. Clarke picked the giant squid, when everything else on his list was manmade. I guess the notion of an animal of that type must have really fascinated him :)
Wow, the ending of the Danny Hillis interview was quite profound - simulating the process of evolution within computers. Not only can this process run faster than human evolution since the lif...