If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Sir Isaac Newton
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because there were giants standing on my shoulders.
Hal Abelson, although according to Wikipedia, he attributes it to his Princeton roommate, Jeff Goll
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standing on the shoulders of giants
March 14th, 2006 · Comments Off
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