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29-year-old South Korean mathematician cracks geometry puzzle unsolved since 1966

A South Korean mathematician has solved a geometry puzzle that baffled experts in the field for nearly six decades.

Korean mathematician solves 60-year-old ‘moving sofa problem’ popularised by American sitcom Friends

Dr Baek Jin Eon, 31, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study, has demonstrated that no shape larger than ...
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Half a century of math mystery finally meets Baek Jin-eon

After almost sixty years of stumping progress in geometry, a Korean mathematician has cracked a problem that generations of ...

Six-decade math puzzle solved by Korean mathematician

A Korean mathematician has won international recognition for solving a geometry puzzle that had resisted proof for nearly six ...

South Korean mathematician solves 60-year-old maths puzzle

SEOUL: A South Korean mathematician has won international recognition for solving a geometry puzzle that had resisted proof ...