

James E. Stine, Jr.
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@JamesStineJr
VLSI, computer arithmetic/architecture, memory researcher and EDA expert. Edward Joullian Endowed Chair & Professor Oklahoma State University. Go Pokes!







Today, we celebrate the birth of Steve Jobs (71 years old). Rest in peace 🕊️

On some level I agree. But on another I don't. Many friends have entered software engineering without formally studying it, but they're *very* smart women and men who could easily understand this, if it was ever made accessible. I intend to make it more accessible to everyone.











The concept of logarithms was invented by John Napier, a Scottish mathematician, who introduced them in 1614. Napier published his discovery in a book titled Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio (Description of the Wonderful Rule of Logarithms), which explained how logarithms could be used to simplify calculations.