Kenneth Appel
Kenneth Appel · Technology & Engineering
Computer & information scientist
1932, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2013, Dover, New Hampshire, United States
United States
Kenneth Appel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Computer & information scientist
Appel was an American mathematician who, with Wolfgang Haken at the University of Illinois in 1976, proved the Four Color Theorem — that any map can be coloured with four colours so no adjacent regions share a colour. Their proof was historic as the first major theorem solved with essential help from a computer, opening debate about the role of machines in mathematical proof. Appel is documented among Jewish computer and information scientists.
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Computer & information scientist
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