Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle

packing problem that calls for packing six 1×2×2 blocks and three 1×1×1 blocks into a 3×3×3 box
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Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle

Summary

Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle is a packing problem[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (packing_problem category, ranking #3 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle is credited with the discovery of Jan Slothouber[3].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle is credited with the discovery of William Graatsma[4].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's image is recorded as Con11.jpg[5].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's instance of is recorded as packing problem[6].
  • Jan Slothouber is named after Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle[7].
  • William Graatsma is named after Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle[8].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's subclass of is recorded as puzzle[9].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's Commons category is recorded as Slothouber-Graatsma puzzle[10].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f2fmg[11].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's schematic is recorded as Slothouber Graatsma puzzle.svg[12].
  • Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 62457341[13].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Jan Slothouber[3], an architect[14], 1918–2007[15], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[16], awarded the Sikkens Prize[17], specialised in product design[18] and William Graatsma[4], an architect[19], 1925–2017[20], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[21], awarded the Sikkens Prize[22], specialised in product design[23].

Why It Matters

Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (packing_problem category, ranking #3 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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