Ask HN: Jews in Computer Science

3 points by not-so-darkstar 6 hours ago

I find fascinating the contributions to computer science by jewish computer scientists [0]. They really pioneered the field, especially cryptography, where they seem to dominate.

Is this a cultural thing? I'm not aware of any other field where a group of people has contributed as much as jews in CS.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_computer_scientists

raxxorraxor 6 hours ago

And I thought crypto Jew meant something different.

xenospn 4 hours ago

Same thing with physics. Probably the main reason Hitler never got his bomb.