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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, John Coleman wrote:
gmarkowsky@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I just read a popular account of the beaking of the Enigma codes by
Polish mathematicians. It talks about how Rajewski applied a well known
theorem on permutations in his work, and this is often called "the
theorem that won the war".
I think calling any such thing "the theorem that won the war" is obvious
hyperbole.
Oh, i don't know - if there's a theorem behind the T-34, it's got a fair
claim to the title!
tom
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