Martin Casado asks for books on how math/physics community reacted to early computers solving integrals
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-08-02
NVIDIA scientist Martin Casado asked on X for book recommendations describing how the math and physics community responded to early computers solving integrals previously considered impossible analytically. He feels this reception is a missing piece of his tech history knowledge. The question sparked discussion on the history of AI and science.
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