Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.

Instead of simply explaining the subject the book seeks to show the development of the mathematics. ——— (1997) The Art of Computer Programming 2: Seminumerical Algorithms (3rd ed. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents.

Donald Ervin Knuth (pron. As an important member of the academic and scientific community Professor Donald Knuth is strongly opposed to the policy of granting software patents. Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms.