Mathematician:Donald Bruce Gillies

1928 - 1975

Canadian mathematician and computer scientist.

In 1963, discovered the 21st, 22nd and 23rd Mersenne primes with the aid of the ILLIAC II computer. The largest of these ($$2^{11\, 213} - 1$$) was reported in the Guinness Book of Records and immortalised on all mail sent from the postroom of the University of Illinois.

Nationality
Canadian

History

 * Born: October 15, 1928
 * Died: July 17, 1975

Theorems and Definitions

 * Mersenne primes $$2^{9689} - 1$$, $$2^{9941} - 1$$ and $$2^{11\, 213} - 1$$.