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The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical com

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself. – Howard Aiken

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Dont worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, youll have to ram them down peoples throats. – Howard Aiken

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