Article ID: CBB001213292

The Mathematician Who Drove Whist Forward: William Henry Whitfeld (1856--1915) (2013)

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As a card game in which different partnerships play against each other, or each player plays with different partners, Whist is a popular social activity. The organization of whist drives where people move from table to table is a practical problem, and one that offers a mathematical challenge. How should a drive be organized? In solving such problems W H Whitfeld contributed to the development of the modern combinatorial theory of tournaments.

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Authors & Contributors
Katz, Mikhail G.
Freitas, Pedro J.
Eduardo Noble
Vandendriessche, Eric
Wate-Mizuno, Mitsuko
Wilson, Robin J.
Concepts
Mathematics
Mathematicians
Mathematical analysis
Recreational mathematics
Biographies
Infinitesimals
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
Ancient
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
Germany
Prague (Czechia)
United States
Russia
Portugal
Italy
Institutions
Association française pour l'avancement des sciences
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