Tony Finch@fanf@mendeddrum.org
john venn’s memorial window in gonville & caius college dining hall
Tony Finch@fanf@mendeddrum.org
Per Vognsen@pervognsen@mastodon.social
@fanf@mendeddrum.org It must be a little sad to be reduced to something like that. Even now Hoare is "the quicksort guy" to most people, if they know who is he at all. I admittedly don't know anything else about Venn!
Tony Finch@fanf@mendeddrum.org
@pervognsen@mastodon.social otoh, it’s wonderful to be remembered for something that’s both beautiful and useful, better than not to be remembered at all!
Per Vognsen@pervognsen@mastodon.social
@fanf@mendeddrum.org Stained glass is a wonderful way of visualizing the overlap.
Per Vognsen@pervognsen@mastodon.social
@fanf@mendeddrum.org This is good too.