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Solomon W. Golomb

1932 - 2016

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Solomon Wolf Golomb ( gə-LOHM; 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. He most notably invented Cheskers (a hybrid between chess and checkers) in 1948. He also fully described polyominoes in 1953. He specialized in problems of combinatorial analysis, number theory, coding theory, and communications. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Solomon W. Golomb is the 742nd most popular mathematician (up from 757th in 2019), the 7,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,014th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Mathematician.

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Among mathematicians, Solomon W. Golomb ranks 742 out of 1,004. Before him are Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, Nicolas Fuss, Vera T. Sós, Wilhelm Killing, and Vaughan Jones. After him are Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, Gregory Chaitin, Charles Fefferman, David Gale, Stanisław Mazur, and Giuseppe Veronese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Solomon W. Golomb ranks 336. Before him are Leonid Spirin, Marc Fumaroli, Frank Beyer, Billy Evans, Marcia Neugebauer, and Richard Lugar. After him are Ray Reardon, René Bliard, Charles W. Misner, Raymond Kaelbel, Richard Mulligan, and Elaine May. Among people deceased in 2016, Solomon W. Golomb ranks 333. Before him are Carlo Monti, Rudy Van Gelder, Heinrich Schiff, William Trevor, Oliver Shanti, and Benoîte Groult. After him are Billy Paul, Anne Jackson, Teatao Teannaki, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Motiur Rahman Nizami, and Kazimierz Barburski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Solomon W. Golomb ranks 7,071 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Powell (1929), Richard Lugar (1932), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), Rachel Bilson (1981), and Big John Studd (1948). After him are Wynton Marsalis (1961), Billy Paul (1934), Ludacris (1977), Mark Forest (1933), Rachael Harris (1968), and Robert Greene (1959).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Solomon W. Golomb ranks 53. Before him are Richard Montague (1930), Harold Hotelling (1895), Ken Ribet (1948), Joseph Keller (1923), Daniel Quillen (1940), and Gladys West (1930). After him are Gregory Chaitin (1947), Charles Fefferman (1949), David Gale (1921), Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Hassler Whitney (1907), and Daniel Lewin (1970).

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