David Singmaster
David Breyer Singmaster (* 1939 in the USA ) is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at London South Bank University, England, UK.
Singmaster received his doctorate in number theory ( On Means of Differences of Consecutive Integers Relatively Prime to m ) under Derrick Henry Lehmer at the University of California, Berkeley , in 1966 .
He describes himself as a metagrobologist and is famous for solving the Rubik's Cube and his large personal collection of mechanical puzzles. He is also interested in the history of computer science .
In 1971 he made the Singmaster Conjecture .
Fonts
- Notes on Rubik's magic cube. Enslow Pub Inc, 1981, ISBN 0-89490-043-9 .
- With Alexander Frey: Handbook of Cubik Math. The Lutterworth Press, 1987, ISBN 0-7188-2555-1 .
- Rubik's Cube Compendium. Oxford University Press, April 1988, ISBN 0-19-853202-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The word metagrobology for the study of puzzle games came up in the 1970s, but did not come from Singmaster
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Singmaster, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Singmaster, David Breyer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at London South Bank University |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |