People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones.

Instead of simply explaining the subject the book seeks to show the development of the mathematics. ——— (1997) The Art of Computer Programming 2: Seminumerical Algorithms (3rd ed. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents.

Donald Ervin Knuth (pron. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents. Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms.