Clarify ambiguity, typos: he -> Wiesner, asked -> added, Weisner -> Wiesner #1
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…iesner Even aware of this exchange from McCarthy's own writings, this comes across as McCarthy seizing an opportunity to snag some grad students, rather than Wiesner finding a place for them. 'Added' further emphasizes that McCarthy and Wiesner were not haggling over the number of grad students. Sources: Exchange - McCarthy, History of Lisp, pp. 6-7. www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/history/lisp.ps [PostScript link] Spelling of Wiesner - Wiesner's obituary in MIT News. http://news.mit.edu/1994/weisner-obit-1026
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Even aware of this exchange from McCarthy's own writings, this comes across as McCarthy seizing an opportunity to snag some grad students, rather than Wiesner finding a place for them. 'Added' further emphasizes that McCarthy and Wiesner were not haggling over the number of grad students.
Sources:
Exchange - McCarthy, History of Lisp, pp. 6-7. www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/history/lisp.ps [PostScript link]
Spelling of Wiesner - Wiesner's obituary in MIT News. http://news.mit.edu/1994/weisner-obit-1026