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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by TheRealPomax on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:24AM (#21313335)
Except there are. For example, biology has "Campbell Biology", formerly just called "Biology", and it gets frequent revisions to ensure it's still relevant as the field evolves.

The question as posed does not strike me as one of worry, but of curiosity: what ARE the seminal works that the different fields point to as being the "bibles" of their discipline? Comp. Sci. has Knuth, Russel and Norvig, etc. Other fields most certainly have their own, and knowing which those are is interesting and worth getting an answer to.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by Myrmornis on Monday October 21, 2019 @01:46PM (#21315092)
I have a PhD in biology and I've never heard of Campbell Biology, or any book just referred to as "Biology".
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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by jahbrewski on Monday October 21, 2019 @02:05PM (#21315313)
“Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook, Biology, first published in 1987 and repeatedly through many subsequent editions. The title is popular worldwide and has been used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Campbell_(scientist)

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by Myrmornis on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:38PM (#21317042)
Yup, so an undergrad textbook that's popular in some countries. Hardly foundational!
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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by iskander on Monday October 21, 2019 @02:40PM (#21315726)
It seems like it's a commonly used undergrad textbook?
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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by gonzus on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:51PM (#21314420)
Can you clarify which book do you mean when you mention "Russel"? I cannot pinpoint it, unlike the other two.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by arh68 on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:59PM (#21314541)
likely Russell & Norvig, aka that AI book with Alan Turing & a chessboard on the cover

http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence:_A_Mod...

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer s... by TheRealPomax on Monday October 21, 2019 @01:18PM (#21314774)
Not "Russel", "Russel and Norvig".
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