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3 points by not-so-darkstar 16 days ago · 5 comments · 1 min read

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I find fascinating the contributions to computer science by jewish computer scientists [0]. They really pioneered the field, especially cryptography, where they seem to dominate.

Is this a cultural thing? I'm not aware of any other field where a group of people has contributed as much as jews in CS.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_computer_scientists

raxxorraxor 16 days ago

And I thought crypto Jew meant something different.

kurtis_reed 16 days ago

Not just American Jews but Israelis too. I assume it's cultural, like graphy theory in Hungary, probability in Russia

xenospn 16 days ago

Same thing with physics. Probably the main reason Hitler never got his bomb.

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