This dimension names the person credited with inventing a computing concept. Wikipedia notes that "an expert in the field is known as a computer scientist," and it is usually one such named scientist who first described a given concept. Browsing this way collects every concept credited to the same inventor.
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1. Wikipedia: Divide-and-conquer algorithm
WikipediaDivide-and-conquer algorithm, History sectionQuote, Divide-and-conquer algorithm, History section
While a clear description of the algorithm on computers appeared in 1946 in an article by John Mauchly, the idea of using a sorted list of items to facilitate searching dates back at least as far as Babylonia in 200 BC.
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