I think the replacement might easily be either a new Dean or a new College!

I was recently (about a week ago!) replacing my original set of Knuth. They were getting pretty tired and my young nephew - who had put on a lot of the dog-ears - was complaining that he couldn't find a secondhand set in Australia at a reasonable price. So my old ones went there and I bought another set here in NA. In my search I saw this on one site selling a set:

Donald E. Knuth's classic work, The Art of Computer Programming, has been widely acclaimed as one of the most influential works in the field of computer science. For the first time, these books are available as a boxed, three-volume set. The handsome slipcase makes this set an ideal gift for the recent computer science graduate or professional...
In fact any of Knuth's work is more than worth having in the library. I agree with the writer of that review that he was and still is, one of the most influential comnputer scientists of our time. As a code hacker (since 1969) and an engineer turned mathematician and physicist I know that Knuth had a huge influence on my own work. I even enjoyed his work on TeX even though I have never used TeX I have all the books.

jdtoronto

PS I am still trying to get over the shock of a college that teaches ANYTHING computer related that DOESN'T have "The Art" - inconceivable

In reply to Re: OT: Lobbying college library for Knuth's "Art of Computer Programming" by jdtoronto
in thread OT: Lobbying college library for Knuth's "Art of Computer Programming" by parv

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