Computer Scientists Shake Hands

Computer scientists 19th century number theorists who thought their work had no practical applications

Two men in an office shake hands. The joke compares modern computer scientists with 19th-century number theorists who believed their work had no practical applications, highlighting how pure mathematics later became foundational to computing. People send it as a humorous reaction to unexpectedly useful theoretical work.

• @ithueti / 9495 2023-05-24