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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)== | ||