The Bizarre Origins of the Words Nerd and Geek
On the nature of nerdiness…or geekiness.
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On the nature of nerdiness…or geekiness.
Published April 22, 2021, 5:10 PM If nerditude can make you a billionaire at age 23, who cares about being uncool and unpopular? A NERKLE, A NERD, AND A SEERSUCKER TOO Dr. Seuss’ signature illustration on the cover of ‘If I Ran the Zoo,’ the book credited for the first modern English use of the word ‘nerd’ on print A lot has changed since Mark Zuckerberg became a billionaire at age 23. In 2016, as he posted about his dream to make an AI robot to run his household and help with his work, a fan commented with lavish praise and said, “I keep telling my granddaughters to date the ner...