Long before LaTeX, most mathematical theses relied on hand-inserted symbols.
But in 1968, Dennis Ritchie - creator of C and Unix legends- typeset his entire thesis, subscripts and all, with astonishing accuracy.
How exactly he pulled it off remains a mystery.
Learn more in this week's paper https://fermatslibrary.com/s/how-did-dennis-ritchie-produce-his-phd-thesis-a-typographical-mystery
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