My name is in The Art of Computer Programming 🫠

I just learned that Knuth cited us after I gave him a letter during his 2025 Xmas lecture.

But the best part is how I found out.

A TAOCP reader saw our open problem and improved our upper bound (link below).

Our open problem is cited as Exercise 7.2.2.4-161 in pre-fascicle 8A.

The improvement: github.com/daizisheng/MinCrossingsKnightsTour

Backstory: nilmamano.com/posts/recap-of-my-donald-knuth-arc-9946361