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Can Monkeys Type Out Hamlet? Scientists Put the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the Test (And It’s Pretty Funny)

In 1854, the Irish mathematician George Boole mused that probability was “expectation founded upon partial knowledge.” His ...
Yahoo

Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say

Talented though they may be, monkeys will never type out the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a short book, a new study suggests. The Infinite Monkey Theorem is a famous thought ...
The New York Times

Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare?

Not in this universe, a new study concludes. By Alexander Nazaryan Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception. The question it poses is thoroughly ...
New York Post

Could a monkey randomly type out Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ over time? Mathematicians say they have the answer

Australian scientists have tested an old adage claiming that a monkey could eventually write Shakespeare if given unlimited time. Getty Images It’s a midsummer’s pipe dream. Chimpanzees might be ...