I never ceased to be surprised at the clarity of thought that Dan can bring to even ostensibly qualitative topics.
I had the rare pleasure of catching up with him briefly not all that long ago and we somehow stumbled onto trying to describe our individual specializations. I don’t remember if I actually articulated this or realized it shortly after, but my conclusion is the same.
Dan is many things: a mathematician, an electrical engineer, a discrete logic specialist, a computer scientist. He’s a demonstrated expert in all of these things.
But the unifying theme is Dan’s real speciality, which is rather general in utility: rigor.
An excellent essay and an excellent analysis as usual. If you haven’t read his entire catalog, I recommend anyone passionate about drawing plausible conclusions or building things meant to last do so.
I had the rare pleasure of catching up with him briefly not all that long ago and we somehow stumbled onto trying to describe our individual specializations. I don’t remember if I actually articulated this or realized it shortly after, but my conclusion is the same.
Dan is many things: a mathematician, an electrical engineer, a discrete logic specialist, a computer scientist. He’s a demonstrated expert in all of these things.
But the unifying theme is Dan’s real speciality, which is rather general in utility: rigor.
An excellent essay and an excellent analysis as usual. If you haven’t read his entire catalog, I recommend anyone passionate about drawing plausible conclusions or building things meant to last do so.