Mathematician:Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński

Mathematician
Polish mathematician who made considerable contributions to the fields of set theory, number theory and topology, among others.

Most famous for the Sierpiński triangle.

Nationality
Polish

History

 * Born: March 14, 1882, Warsaw, Poland
 * Died: October 21, 1969, Warsaw, Poland

Theorems and Definitions

 * Sierpiński's Constant
 * Sierpiński Game
 * Sierpiński Number
 * Sierpiński number of the first kind
 * Sierpiński number of the second kind
 * Sierpiński Space


 * Sierpiński's Theorem


 * Several fractals are named for him, including:
 * Sierpiński Triangle, otherwise known as the Sierpiński Gasket or Sierpiński Sieve
 * Sierpiński Square
 * Sierpiński Carpet
 * Sierpiński Curve

... and Sierpiński cookies have to be seen to be believed.

Ongoing Research

 * Sierpiński Problem

Publications

 * 1910: The Theory of Irrational Numbers
 * 1912: Outline of Set Theory
 * 1912: The Theory of Numbers
 * 1934: Introduction to General Topology
 * 1952: General Topology
 * 1970:
 * 1970:

As editor

 * 1920: took over the editorship of the journal (with )