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On his blackboard at time of death in 1988; as quoted in ''The Universe in a Nutshell'' by Stephen Hawking
On his blackboard at time of death in 1988; as quoted in ''The Universe in a Nutshell'' by Stephen Hawking
==Kenneth E. Iverson (1920-2004)==
* The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programming, I continue to believe that its most important use remains to be exploited: as a simple, precise, executable notation for the teaching of a wide range of subjects.
"A Personal View of APL", ''IBM Systems Journal'', '''30''' (4), 1991


==Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)==
==Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)==