The Synthesis of Algorithmic Systems, 1966
Alan Perlis: Computer
Alan Perlis was American computer scientist. Explore interesting quotes on computer.“75: The computing field is always in need of new cliches: Banality sooths our nerves.”
Epigrams on Programming, 1982
“Both knowledge and wisdom extend man's reach. Knowledge led to computers, wisdom to chopsticks.”
The Synthesis of Algorithmic Systems, 1966
“80: Prolonged contact with the computer turns mathematicians into clerks and vice versa.”
Epigrams on Programming, 1982
Quoted in The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Hal Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman and Julie Sussman (McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition, 1996).
The Synthesis of Algorithmic Systems, 1966