Searching for Equilibrium
How long does it take to solve a problem on a computer? This seemingly innocuous question, unanswerable in general, lies at the heart of computational complexity theory. With deep roots in mathematics and logic, this area of research seeks to understand the boundary between which problems are efficiently solvable by computer and which are not. […]
Αναζητώντας την Ισορροπία
Ο Κωνσταντίνος Δασκαλάκης (γεν. 29 Απριλίου 1981) είναι Έλληνας επιστήμονας θεωρίας υπολογισμού, καθηγητής του Τμήματος Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Επιστήμης Υπολογιστών του ΜΙΤ και μέλος του Εργαστηρίου Πληροφορικής και Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης του MIT. Το 2018 διακρίθηκε με το περίβλεπτο Βραβείο Νεβάνλινα και το Βραβείο Γκρέις Μάρεϊ Χόπερ. Μετά το διδακτορικό του πέρασε ένα χρόνο ως μεταδιδακτορικός […]
Logarithm Tables
Baron Jurij Vega (1754 – 1802) was a renowned mathematician and artillery expert known for creating the first comprehensive logarithmic tables used worldwide. Born in Zagorica, Slovenia, he excelled academically and later joined the military in Vienna, achieving the rank of major. His expertise in mathematics led to numerous accolades, including the Order of Maria […]
Book of Calculation (Liber Abaci)
Fibonacci ( c. 1170 – c. 1240–50), also known as Leonardo Bonacci, Leonardo of Pisa, or Leonardo Bigollo Pisano (‘Leonardo the Traveller from Pisa’), was an Italian mathematician from Pisa. He popularized the Indo-Arabic numeral system in the Western world primarily through his composition in 1202 of Book of Calculation (Liber Abaci). He also introduced Europe to the sequence of Fibonacci numbers which he used as an example […]