Re: Mathematical Notation
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 22, 1999, 6:28 |
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> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 23:00:41 GMT
> From: Dennis Paul Himes <dennis@...>
> Unfortunately, I can't think of the name of the man who invented it. He was
> a Pole, I know (thus the name), and I think his name started with an "L".
Jan \-Lukasiewicz, 1878--1956. (That's a barred L). And you're not
alone in having problems remembering (or pronouncing) his name, which
is why it isn't called Reverse \-Lukasiewicz Notation today.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)