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"his mathematics is largely self-taught" -> "Gosper enrolled in MIT in 1961, and received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from MIT in 1965." hmm, someone who knows should clear up what is meant by "largely self-taught". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.93.51.158 (talk) 04:32, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hackmem and revolving his linked hands over his head and under his feet, both worth mentioning. edit
Header sez it all.
-dlj. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidLJ (talk • contribs) 16:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Bignum arithmetic edit
IIRC, Gosper discovered an error in the Maclisp bignum routines and then fixed them. Glrx (talk) 02:57, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
- To say that someone discovered an error in Maclisp is a bit like saying someone fell off a log. See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/easy_as_falling_off_a_log if necessary. 31.49.9.211 (talk) 18:16, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
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