Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Every time one combines and records facts in accordance with established logical processes, the creative aspect of thinking is concerned only with the selection of the data and the process to be employed, and the manipulation thereafter is repetitive in nature and hence a fit matter to be relegated to the machines." -- Vannevar Bush, inventor and politician (b. 1890-03-11, d. 1974-06-30), "As We May Think", Atlantic Monthly, July 1945

[Today is the seventh day of Yule, the fourth day of Christmas, and the third day of Kwanzaa. It is also the 119th anniversary of the birth of John von Neumann (b. 1903-12-28, d. 1957--02-07), polymath (mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, & more) another key figure in computer science born at this time of year (we just passed Charles Babbage's birhday).]