Bill Gosper

Summary

Bill Gosper is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New Jersey^[2]. He was born on +1943-04-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and programmer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Bill Gosper's place of birth was New Jersey^[2].
• Bill Gosper was born on +1943-04-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bill Gosper held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Bill Gosper worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Bill Gosper worked as a programmer^[5].
• Bill Gosper's field of work was number theory^[8].
• Among Bill Gosper's employers was Stanford University^[9].
• Bill Gosper was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Gosper is gun^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Gosper is Hashlife^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Gosper is Gosper's algorithm^[13].
• Bill Gosper's image is recorded as Bill Gosper 2006.jpg^[14].
• Bill Gosper is recorded as male^[15].
• Bill Gosper's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Bill Gosper's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305397053^[17].
• Bill Gosper's IdRef ID is recorded as 172210461^[18].
• Bill Gosper's Commons category is recorded as Bill Gosper^[19].
• Bill Gosper's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35931809^[20].
• Bill Gosper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02jhrt^[21].
• Bill Gosper's family name is recorded as Gosper^[22].
• Bill Gosper's given name is recorded as Bill^[23].
• Bill Gosper's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100133183^[24].
• Bill Gosper's described at URL is recorded as https://conwaylife.com/wiki/Bill_Gosper^[25].
• Bill Gosper's Scopus author ID is recorded as 6507644753^[26].
• Bill Gosper's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1151632^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bill Gosper was born in New Jersey^[2]. He was born on +1943-04-26T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Bill Gosper was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and programmer^[5]. Bill Gosper's field of work was number theory^[8]. He was employed by Stanford University^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include gun^[11]; Hashlife^[12], an algorithm^[28]; and Gosper's algorithm^[13], an algorithm^[29]. Things named for Bill Gosper include Gosper curve^[30], a space-filling curve^[31].

Why It Matters

Bill Gosper ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He is credited with the discovery of gun^[34]. Entities named for him include Gosper curve^[30], a space-filling curve^[31].

FAQs

Where was Bill Gosper born?

Bill Gosper was born in New Jersey^[2].

What did Bill Gosper do for work?

Bill Gosper worked as mathematician^[4] and programmer^[5].

Where did Bill Gosper go to school?

Bill Gosper was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].

What did Bill Gosper discover?

Bill Gosper is credited as discoverer of gun^[34].