Carl Pomerance

Summary

Carl Pomerance is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Joplin^[2]. He was born on +1944-11-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Carl Pomerance's place of birth was Joplin^[2].
• Carl Pomerance was born on +1944-11-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Carl Pomerance held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Carl Pomerance's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Carl Pomerance's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Carl Pomerance's field of work was number theory^[8].
• Among Carl Pomerance's employers was University of Georgia^[9].
• Carl Pomerance was educated at Harvard University^[10].
• Carl Pomerance's education included a stint at Brown University^[11].
• Carl Pomerance's doctoral advisor was John Tate^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Carl Pomerance is Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely primality test^[13].
• Carl Pomerance received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[14].
• Carl Pomerance was a member of American Mathematical Society^[15].
• Carl Pomerance is recorded as male^[16].
• Carl Pomerance's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Renet Lovorn as a doctoral student^[18].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Ronald Joseph Burthe as a doctoral student^[19].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Shuguang Li as a doctoral student^[20].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Jon Frederick Grantham as a doctoral student^[21].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Mark James Watkins as a doctoral student^[22].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Gang Yu as a doctoral student^[23].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Fred Yuanyou Cheng as a doctoral student^[24].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Dominic Klyve as a doctoral student^[25].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Jonathan W. Bayless as a doctoral student^[26].
• Carl Pomerance supervised Paul Pollack as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Joplin^[2], Carl Pomerance… he was born on +1944-11-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[10], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Brown University^[11], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1765^[34], headquartered in Providence^[35]. Carl Pomerance's doctoral advisor was John Tate^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Carl Pomerance's field of work was number theory^[8]. Among his employers was University of Georgia^[9]. Doctoral students include Renet Lovorn^[18], Ronald Joseph Burthe^[19], Shuguang Li^[20], Jon Frederick Grantham^[21], Mark James Watkins^[22], and Gang Yu^[23].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Carl Pomerance is Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely primality test^[13]. Things named for him include Baillie–PSW primality test^[36], a primality test^[37] and Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely primality test^[38], an algorithm^[39].

Recognition

Carl Pomerance received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[14].

Why It Matters

Carl Pomerance ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

He is credited with the discovery of Quadratic sieve^[42], an integer factorization algorithm^[43]. Entities named for him include Baillie–PSW primality test^[36], a primality test^[37] and Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely primality test^[38], an algorithm^[39].

FAQs

Where was Carl Pomerance born?

Carl Pomerance's place of birth was Joplin^[2].

What did Carl Pomerance do for work?

Carl Pomerance worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Carl Pomerance go to school?

Carl Pomerance was educated at Harvard University^[10] and Brown University^[11].

What awards did Carl Pomerance receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[14].

What did Carl Pomerance discover?

Carl Pomerance is credited as discoverer of Quadratic sieve^[42].