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Daniel Shanks
American mathematician (1917-1996) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 79
Daniel Charles Shanks was an American mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis and number theory. He was the first person to compute π to 100,000 decimal places.
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1996 · aged 79
