Monday, June 6, 2011

Monday, June 6th, 2011

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the
shoulders of giants.
-- Isaac Newton

In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side

with the giants on whose shoulders we stand.
-- Gerald Holton

If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing

on my shoulders.
-- Hal Abelson

In computer science, we stand on each other's feet.

-- Brian K. Reid

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