Don Knuth at the IET
By Dr Chris P. Jobling
Don Knuth, another of my heroes, recently gave the 2011 Turing Lecture at the IET in Savoy Place using an interesting approach: “Ask me Anything!”. I wish I’d been there.
Turing Lecture 2011: An evening with Don Knuth – all questions answered
Professor Don Knuth
This years Turing Lecture is delivered by Donald E. Knuth, Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University. 2011-01-26 00:00:00.0 IT Channel
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In London, Don was struggling with a cough but manfully answered all the questions. A week later, he repeated the performance at Machester and seems much more relaxed — not only in his dress. So there is clearly some benefit to being up north (if on the wrong side of the Pennines).