Infinite monkey theorem
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The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys independently and at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the
A chimpanzee probably not writing Hamlet
Thomas Huxley is sometimes misattributed with proposing a variant of the theory in his debates with Samuel Wilberforce.
The Library of Babel
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"The Library of Babel" is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges, conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain
Infinite monkey theorem
…and on which chaos lies – ever reward them with a tolerable page. Borges' total library concept was the main theme of his widely read 1941 short story "The Library of Babel", which describes an unimaginably vast library consisting of interlocking hexagonal chambers, together containing every possible volume that could be…
English edition cover, with illustration by Érik Desmazières
Borges in 1967