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Thomas Hales

Thomas Hales Image source: University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

Thomas Hales is an American mathematician who proved that the densest way to pack spheres is the way every produce department stacks apples.

Quotes by Thomas Hales in Time One

[T]here is a vast literature through the centuries mentioning the bee as a geometer.

More about Thomas Hales

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  • “Hales solves oldest problem in discrete geometry”
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