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Solomon Wolf Golomb (/ ɡ ə l oʊ m /; May 30, 1932 – May 1, 2016) 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 (a hybrid between chess and checkers) in 1948.
Solomon Wolf Golomb (30 de mayo de 1932 – 1 de mayo de 2016) fue un matemático e ingeniero estadounidense, profesor de ingeniería eléctrica en la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), conocido por sus trabajos sobre juegos matemáticos.
A personal tribute to Solomon Golomb, the originator of the most-used mathematical algorithm idea in history, by Stephen Wolfram, who knew him for 35 years. Learn about his contributions to information theory, shift registers, polyominoes, puzzles and more.
Solomon Wolf Golomb fue un matemático e ingeniero estadounidense, profesor de ingeniería eléctrica en la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), conocido por sus trabajos sobre juegos matemáticos. En 1948 inventó el juego denominado Cheskers y describió de forma rigurosa los poliominós y los pentominós en 1953.
4 de may. de 2016 · Golomb was a pioneer in communications, cryptography, and mathematical games. He earned a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins in 1951 and a National Medal of Science in 2013.
SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY. SOLOMON WOLF GOLOMB, a legendary and longtime electrical engineering professor at the the University of Southern California whose pioneering work in communication technology helped spark the digital communication revolution, died May 1, 2016, at age 83.
7 de abr. de 1996 · Overview. Author (s) Praise. Inspiring popular video games like Tetris while contributing to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory, polyominoes have continued to spark interest ever since their inventor, Solomon Golomb, introduced them to puzzle enthusiasts several decades ago.
