Henry Cabourn Pocklington

Henry Cabourn Pocklington

Henry Cabourn Pocklington (January 28, 1870 - May 15, 1952)ref|1 was an English physicist and mathematician. His primary profession was as a schoolmaster, but he has made important contributions to number theory with the discovery of Pocklington's primality test in 1914. ref|2

References

[http://pocklington.portland.co.uk/Lincsdatabase/g156.html GedBrowser - Pocklington]

[http://services.spd.dcu.ie/johnbcos/download/3rd_year/Pocklington_1914/1914_PAP1.html Pocklington's test]


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