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Interesting how he was also born in seattle. Seems like how a lot of pioneers of the PC are from there.

• cs702 2y ago
  Maybe there was something on the water they drank as kids? (I'm joking, in case it's not obvious!)
  • BirAdam 2y ago
    It’s weird because there are several hotspots like that: Seattle, SLC, Akron, and so on. Each one pumps out greatness for a time, and then things move again.
    • jdougan 2y ago
      It works internationally too. eg. von Neumann, Teller, Wigner etc. All Hungarians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martians_(scientists)
      • rurban 2y ago
        But they came from Mars obviously