In memory of the inventor of the Pascal programming language,
who reportedly died on New Year's Day, 2024, an image from
this journal on that date —
"Before time began, there was the Cube." — Optimus Prime
See as well a Pascal that some will prefer, and my own ACM card.
That card gives Warren, PA, as my location… which is no longer
always the case… but Warren is where I learned, and worked, in
computing, after a somewhat belated education in pure mathematics
in New York State.
Some personal background is suggested by…
- Yesterday's post on the words "sexadecimal" and "hexadecimal"
- The related word "sexagesimal," referring to base-60 numbering
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My high school class of 1960 —
quod vide.