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Solomon W. Golomb

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American mathematician

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Solomon W. Golomb
Mathematics
#364
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#753
Historical Rank
#172
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Measure Theory
#288
World Rank
#445
Historical Rank
#126
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According to Wikipedia, Solomon Wolf Golomb was an American mathematician, engineer, and professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, best known for his works on mathematical games. Most notably, he invented Cheskers in 1948. He also fully described polyominoes and pentominoes in 1953. He specialized in problems of combinatorial analysis, number theory, coding theory, and communications. Pentomino boardgames, based on his work, would go on to inspire Tetris.

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