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Kluge (other)
Kluge is a German surname. Kluge also may refer to: * An improvised engineering patch, also spelled kludge * Kluge, a German piano-keyboard maker, acquired by Steinway & Sons Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to ... in 1998 * ''Kluge'' (book), a 2008 non-fiction book by Gary Marcus * '' Die Kluge'', an opera by Carl Orff {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluge
Kluge (, ) is a German-derived surname. In German, capitalizing, and adding a final to, the adjective (meaning "clever"), creates a noun meaning "clever one". Although the adjective is a feminine form, the noun can be feminine, neuter or masculine. Those bearing it include: * Alexander Kluge (born 1932) – German film director and author * Alexandra Kluge (1937–2017) – German actor * Arnold G. Kluge (retired 2003) – American zoologist and herpetologist * Friedrich Kluge (1856–1926) – German linguist * Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) – German field marshal * H. Jürgen Kluge (born 1941) – German physicist * John Werner Kluge (1914–2010) – German-American media entrepreneur and philanthropist * P. F. Kluge (born 1942) – German-American author * Peer Kluge (born 1980) – German footballer * Roger Kluge – German racing cyclist * Walter Kluge ( fl. 1930s) – German luger * Wolfgang von Kluge (1892–1976) – German World War II general * Eike-Henner Klu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kludge
A kludge or kluge () is a workaround or quick-and-dirty solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science, aerospace engineering, Internet slang, evolutionary neuroscience, and government. It is similar in meaning to the naval term '' jury rig''. Etymology The word has alternate spellings ('' kludge'' and ''kluge''), pronunciations ( and , rhyming with ''judge'' and ''stooge'', respectively), and several proposed etymologies. Jackson W. Granholm The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd ed., 1989), cites Jackson W. Granholm's 1962 "How to Design a Kludge" article in the American computer magazine ''Datamation''. kludge Also kluge. . W. Granholm's jocular invention: see first quot.; cf. also ''bodge'' v., ''fudge'' v.br>'An ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching parts, forming a distressing whole' (Granholm); esp. in ''Computing'', a machine, system, or program that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinway & Sons
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to the opening of a factory in New York City, United States, and later a factory in Hamburg, Germany. The factory in the Queens borough of New York City supplies the Americas, and the factory in Hamburg supplies the rest of the world. Steinway is a prominent piano company, known for making pianos of high quality and for inventions within the area of piano development. Steinway has been granted 139 patents in piano making, with the first in 1857. The company's share of the high-end grand piano market consistently exceeds 80 percent. The dominant position has been criticized, with some musicians and writers arguing that it has blocked innovation and led to a homogenization of the sound favored by pianists. Steinway pianos have received n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluge (book)
''Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind'' is a 2008 non-fiction book by American psychologist Gary Marcus. A " kluge" is a patched-together solution for a problem, clumsily assembled from whatever materials are immediately available. Marcus's book argues that the human brain employs many such kluges, and that evolutionary psychology often favors genes that give "immediate advantages" over genes that provide long-term value. External links Book reviewby '' The New York Times'' Book reviewby '' The Guardian'' References 2008 non-fiction books Psychology books {{Psych-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
