Gordon Preston

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Gordon Preston

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Why Is Gordon Preston Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Gordon Bamford Preston was an English mathematician best known for his work on semigroups. He received his D.Phil. in mathematics in 1954 from Magdalen College, Oxford. He was born in Workington and brought up in Carlisle. During World War II, he left his undergraduate studies at Oxford University for Bletchley Park, to help crack German codes with a small group of mathematicians, which included Alan Turing. At Bletchley Park he persuaded Max Newman to authorise talks to the Wrens to explain their work mathematically, and the talks were very popular.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Gordon Preston?

Gordon Preston is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Oxford
• Tulane University
• Monash University