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A comment on Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [pdf].

Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by abrax3141 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:24AM (#15539208)
Father of Lisp was also Grandfather of the Mars Rovers!
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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by meitham on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:55AM (#15539530)
He probably forethought of controlling rovers while designing Lisp. Genius man.
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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by jacobush on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @04:25AM (#15540059)
And the name of the proposed rover was "Beagle"!
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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by _joel on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @07:10AM (#15540715)
Unfortunate name for a Mars rover, in the passage of time at least
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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by jacobush on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @09:54AM (#15541493)
Made me wonder if Beagle 2 was in fact inspired by that robotic thing from 1964...
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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by Steve44 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @10:42AM (#15541891)
I saw a TV programme about this last week, it was named after Charles Darwin’s ship - H.M.S. Beagle.

A bit of interesting reading here http://www.beagle2.com/author/beagle2/

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Re:Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [... by jacobush on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @04:54AM (#15548500)
Yes, I know, but I mean maybe there was a hidden meaning to it.
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