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From satellites to the London Olympics, all in one career

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Finding the area of a circle really is a piece of cake.

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September 2008
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Eternity game

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Last October, two mathematicians won £1m when it was revealed that they were the first to solve the Eternity jigsaw puzzle. It had taken them six months and a generous helping of mathematical analysis. Mark Wainwright meets the pair and finds out how they did it.

Tags: computer search : tiling : probability : Eternity game : plane geometry : Bayes Theorem


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The Eternity puzzle is back with a $2 million prize

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