Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.
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Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?
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Birth: | 4th June, 1950 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Astronomer, Author, Teacher |
Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll was born in Buffalo, New York. He is an American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986 while working as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that led to the capture of hacker Markus Hess, and for his subsequent book, The Cuckoo's Egg, in which he details the investigation. He earned a B.S. in Astronomy in 1973 from the University at Buffalo and went on to receive his PhD from University of Arizona in 1980.
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