An open walnut shell filled with coils of copper wire and blue beads on a slate-grey surface.

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John F. Kennedy

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker uses the language of computing to praise human capability. Calling a person the most extraordinary computer places humanity at the top of that comparison. The word 'still' gives the statement a note of insistence, as though that judgment might be challenged.

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