Ed Fredkin, once known as "world's best programmer", passed away on June 13, com...

Ed Fredkin, once known as "world's best programmer", passed away on June 13, compare the Tweet by Dag Spicer (CHM senior curator). This links to Ed Fredkin's oral history [0], which is full of amazing stories and well worth reading.

[0] https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/10263050...

Also compare the previous post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36326390