Gus Simmons’s Memoir
Gus Simmons is an early pioneer in cryptography and computer security. I know him best for his work on authentication and covert channels, specifically as related to nuclear treaty verification. His work is cited extensively in Applied Cryptography.
He has written a memoir of growing up dirt-poor in 1930s rural West Virginia. I’m in the middle of reading it, and it’s fascinating.
Clive Robinson • March 25, 2022 7:54 AM
@ Bruce,
I’ve heard stories about Gus, and they add a dimensionality to him that was not apparent from the normal sources.
Hopefully some of them will have made it into the book…
I guess one to add to the slowly diminishing pile I have to finish.
As Cisero observed,
A home without books is a body without soul.
And I feel,
“A bed without a pile of books beside, is not being comfortable”
Oh and where would you balance the cup of tea?