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Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #62

Lex Fridman and Donald Knuth on donald Knuth on algorithms, beauty, randomness, and human limits.

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Dec 30, 20191h 45mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
December 30, 2019
Duration
1h 45m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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  • Lex Fridman

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  • Donald Knuth

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Donald Knuth, Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #62 explores donald Knuth on algorithms, beauty, randomness, and human limits Donald Knuth reflects on his early days with the IBM 650, the emergence of “geek thinking,” and how his lifelong work on The Art of Computer Programming has tracked the evolution of algorithms and complexity theory.

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