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Indian native rediscovers Department of Defense 1963 Algorithm (math.stackexchange.com)
9 points by muragekibicho on Feb 18, 2025 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


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Context He rediscovered Blankinship's algorithm from 1963. He independently learnt that one can factor a number using it's integer partitions and gaussian row operations.

It's pretty impressive given the original 1963 author (hidden behind a Journal paywall) discovered this while working for the US Department of Defense.




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