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Re:Turing Oversold? by paganel on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @10:08AM (#28539223)
Not scientists but some of the best writers of the 20th century never got a Nobel, I'm thinking especially about Proust and Kafka (and I would say Céline was more worthy of the Nobel than Camus and especially Sartre), I'm sure the same thing happens in science in regards to this Swedish prize.
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Re:Turing Oversold? by netcan on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @10:22AM (#28539387)
True, but writing has many forms of hero culture. Tolkien doesn't need a nobel, neither does Kafka. They became heroes regardless.
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