I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep lo… - Donald Knuth

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I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu.

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Donald Ervin Knuth (born 10 January 1938) is an American computer scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and winner of the 1974 Turing Award.

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Native Name: Donald Ervin Knuth

Alternative Names: Donald E. Knuth • Don Knuth • D.E.K. • DEK • Knuth

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I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu. - Donald Knuth

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