Solomon W. Golomb
Solomon Wolf Golomb (born May 30, 1932 in Baltimore , Maryland , † May 1, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American mathematician and engineer . In entertainment mathematics, he became popular as the discoverer of the polyominos . Golomb also invented a variant of chess checkers . He became known to the wider public through the Golomb rulers named after him .
Golomb was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California . He specialized in problems of combinatorial analysis ( Golomb-Dickman constant ) as well as number theory ( Golomb sequence ) and coding ( Golomb code ).
In 2003, Golomb was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences . For 2011 he was awarded the National Medal of Science and for 2016 the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute . He was a fellow of the American Mathematical Society .
Fonts
- Polyominoes. Puzzles, Patterns, Problems, and Packings . 2nd expanded edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1994, ISBN 0-691-08573-0
See also
Web links
- Solomon W. Golomb in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ University Professor Solomon Golomb dies at 83 ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Golomb, Solomon W. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Golomb, Solomon Wolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician and engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2016 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |