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title: The ubiquitous Peter Weinberger
date: "2003-02-14T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 960
description: I explore the strange ubiquity of Peter Weinberger's face, which was etched onto everything from CDs and circuit boards to water towers, serving as a legendary inside joke within the Bell Labs and AWK communities.
keywords: [peter weinberger, bell labs, awk, computer history, unix, hacker culture]
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The ubiquitous [Peter Weinberger](http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=791). A man whose face was etched on CDs, circuit boards, walls, tables, and even watertowers. [via RobotWisdom](http://www.robotwisdom.com)