- Simon Plouffe
Simon Plouffe is a
Quebec mathematician born onJune 11 1956 in Saint-Jovite,Quebec . He discovered the formula for theBBP algorithm (the "Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula") which permits the computation of the "n"th binary digit of π, in 1995. Plouffe is also the co-author of the Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, made into the web site (On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences ) dedicated to integer sequences later in 1995.In 1975, Plouffe broke the world record for memorizing digits of
Pi by reciting 4096 digits, which stood until 1977.Plouffe discovered an algorithm for the computation of π in any base in 1996. He has expressed regret for having shared credit for his discovery of this formula with Bailey and Borwein. [ [http://groups.google.com/group/sci.math.symbolic/browse_thread/thread/6b79152956098607/28159974a1fe298e Simon Plouffe - The story behind a formula for Pi] - Newsgroup post to sci.math and sci.math.symbolic, June 23, 2003]
Plouffe's Inverter is a web site that contains over 200 million
mathematical constant s.ee also
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Fabrice Bellard
*Pi
*PiHex Notes
External links
* [http://www.lacim.uqam.ca/~plouffe/ Home page of Simon Plouffe] (in French and English)
* [http://www.peripheria.net/bios/plouffe/ Biography] (in French)
* [http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/ On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences]
* [http://pi.lacim.uqam.ca/eng/ Plouffe's Inverter]
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