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banksd@hydra.rtp.dg.com (E du^2 + 2F dudv + G dv^2) wrote:
> The discussion of "dope vector"'s etymology reminds me -- what 
> is the origin of the obligatory "curried add" in lisp examples? 

Named after Haskell B. Curry.  Coined by David Turner at the time he was
working on SASL.  I've always thought the culinary analogy ought to be
"schongefilte" instead - Schonfinkel invented the idea, not Curry, and
the word suggests removing something rather than, like "currying", adding
extra ingredients.  Schonfinkel's original 1924 paper is translated in
Jean van Heijenoort's "A Source Book in Mathematical Logic".

Incidentally, does "Iliffe vector" predate "dope vector"?  It was the usual
word for the concept in the UK for a long time - did Iliffe use them in
Manchester in the mid-50s?  If so, in what language or machine?

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