John Wrench
Mathematician, Academic
1911 – 2009
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Who was John Wrench?
John William Wrench, Jr. was an American mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis. He was a pioneer in using computers for mathematical calculations, and is noted for work done with Daniel Shanks to calculate the mathematical constant pi to 100,000 decimal places.
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- Born
- Oct 13, 1911
Westfield - Profession
- Education
- University at Buffalo
- Yale University
- Died
- Feb 27, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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