Comment on People that worked on the same idea for decadesComments−jll297dSoftwareRichard Stallman: GCC and Emacs - both massive pro?ects and still going strong.Linus Torvalds: Linux OS kernelScienceGeoffrey Hinton: scaling neural networksBooksDonald E. Knuth: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (vol 4c of 12)Buildingsmisc. architects and builders: (most) cathedrals (Cologne, Barcelona, ...)−WCSTombs7dKnuth didn't write SICP, it's by Abelson, Sussman, and Sussman.−phkahler7dKnuth wrote TAOCP.−defrost7dKnuth is writing TAOCP.−glimshe7dKnuth will likely not finish writing TAOCP. :(
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Software
Richard Stallman: GCC and Emacs - both massive pro?ects and still going strong.
Linus Torvalds: Linux OS kernel
Science
Geoffrey Hinton: scaling neural networks
Books
Donald E. Knuth: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (vol 4c of 12)
Buildings
misc. architects and builders: (most) cathedrals (Cologne, Barcelona, ...)
Knuth didn't write SICP, it's by Abelson, Sussman, and Sussman.
Knuth wrote TAOCP.
Knuth is writing TAOCP.
Knuth will likely not finish writing TAOCP. :(