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Most Influential Papers in Computer Science History
This post celebrates influential papers that shaped technology and communication. Their foundational concepts inspire continued innovation, highlighting the importance of understanding our roots fo…
If your favorite doesn’t show up here, don’t worry, stick around for the bonus section at the end, where I’ll call out a few more that came this close to making the main list. This helped us figure out how to pack data more efficiently (compression) and how to protect it from errors (error-correcting codes), whether we’re sending signals into space or streaming Netflix on a Friday night. His blueprint led to SQL and the huge family of relational databases that power, oh, basically every bank, retail website, and enterprise system you can imagine.
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