[math-fun] Marvin Minksy has died
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/business/marvin-minsky-pioneer-in-artifici... Nice quotes from Alan Kay and Danny Hillis. Hilarie
HLT in peace. At 04:18 PM 1/25/2016, Hilarie Orman wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/business/marvin-minsky-pioneer-in-artifici...
Nice quotes from Alan Kay and Danny Hillis.
Hilarie
I had never met Marvin Minsky, and I doubt he knew anything about me. Around 1994 I posted on some math forum that I was unable to find a copy of Kleene's "Metamathematics" book, which I wanted to buy. Minsky offered and sent me a copy he had, without charge. Nice of him! —Dan
On Jan 25, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Hilarie Orman <ho@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/business/marvin-minsky-pioneer-in-artifici...
Nice quotes from Alan Kay and Danny Hillis.
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