William Tutte

British codebreaker and mathematician

William Tutte - British codebreaker and mathematician
Born

May 14th, 1914
111 years ago

Died

2002
23 years ago — 88 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United Kingdom

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Tutte contributed significantly to the field of mathematics and codebreaking during World War II. He was instrumental in deciphering the Lorenz cipher, used by the German military. This achievement greatly aided the Allied forces' efforts during the war. After the war, Tutte's work in graph theory led to pioneering advancements in combinatorial optimization and the theory of matroid. His research impacted various scientific and engineering fields, enhancing problem-solving methods.

Deciphered the German Lorenz cipher

Made significant contributions to graph theory

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