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Robert J. Vanderbei

Robert J. Vanderbei

American mathematician

Jun 25, 2026

64:48
a Box.
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Because they were going to sell not just the code, they were going to actually sell computers.
64:54
Because parallel computing was kind of a thing that was starting to become a thing then.
64:58
And so they were hoping to be able to make computers and this software that every company would buy this.
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And this was going to make billions and billions of dollars for AT&T.
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This wasn't something they were excited about.

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The book was very well received with very nice reviews from popular magazines like Time and New Scientist, as well as one from none other than Neil deGrasse Tyson, who said that the book is a feast for the eyes and a banquet for the mind.

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