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Solomon W. Golomb

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Gender Male
Death8 years ago
Date of birth May 30,1932
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Baltimore
Maryland
United States
Date of died May 1,2016
DiedLos Angeles
California
United States
ChildrenAstrid Golomb
Awards IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
National Medal of Science
Claude E. Shannon Award
NationalityAmerican
Education Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore City College
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Solomon Wolf Golomb 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 in 1948. He also fully described polyominoes and pentominoes in 1953.

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