“Last century, when the beams needed replacing, carpenters used oak trees that had been planted in 1386 when the dining hall was first built. The 14th-century builder had planted the trees in anticipation of the time, hundreds of years in the future, when the beams would need replacing. Did the carpenters plant new trees to replace the beams again a few hundred years from now?”
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Danny Hillis
Danny Hillis is a renowned inventor born on September 25, 1956. He has made significant contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Hillis is known for his innovations in parallel computing and the design of large-scale parallel systems. more
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