Editorial Cartoon By Steve Breen at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Steve Breen's Superb Memorial To Katherine Johnson →

February 26, 2020 by Marc Handelman in Requiescat in Pace, Mathematicians

via the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe at XKCD! — **via** the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe at XKCD!

XKCD, Math Work

September 26, 2019 by Marc Handelman in XKCD, Math Humor, Mathematicians, Mathematics, Sarcasm, Satire

51st Mersenne Prime Discovered

December 27, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Mathematicians, Mathematics, Prime Numbers, Mersenne Primes

via The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), comes word of the discovery of the 51st Mersenne Prime: 282,589,933-1. Discovered by GIMPS software, and executed by GIMPS user Patrick Laroche on a volunteered computer. Simply Outstanding.

"BLOWING ROCK, NC, December 21, 2018 -- The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has discovered the largest known prime number, 282,589,933-1, having 24,862,048 digits. A computer volunteered by Patrick Laroche made the find on December 7, 2018. Patrick is one of thousands of volunteers using free GIMPS software available at www.mersenne.org/download/." - via The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS)

via the comic content delivery system known as  Randal Munroe at XKCD! — via the comic content delivery system known as Randal Munroe at **XKCD**!

XKCD, Complex Numbers →

August 04, 2018 by Marc Handelman in XKCD, Sarcasm, Satire, Mathematics, Mathematicians

via Flickr, Ewin Tang is a University of Texas, Austin, Dean’s Honored Graduate in Computer Science. He is receiving an Honors Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, with the Pure Mathematics option. — via **Flickr**, Ewin Tang is a University of Texas, Austin, Dean’s Honored Graduate in Computer Science. He is receiving an Honors Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, with the Pure Mathematics option.

Quantum Recommendation Problem Obsoleted →

August 04, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Mathematicians, Mathematics, Quantum Mathematics, Quantum Mechanics, The Stuff of Genius

via Kevin Hartnett, writing for Simon's Foundation Quanta Magazine, notes - An 18 year old man from Texas (in the fall, Ewin will attend the University of Washington graduate program in Computer Science) has obsoleted the so-called quantum 'recommendation problem'. Eighteen year old Ewin Tang has published a paper entitled 'A Quantum-Inspired Classical Algorithm for Recommendation Systems' detailing the problems obsolescence (and is today's selection for a Must Read recommendation).

Well Done, Mr. Tang, Well Done.