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He is known for coining the word '[[googol]]' |
He is known for coining the word '[[googol]]' in 1938 when he was eight years old. |
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His uncle, the mathematician Edward Kesner (1878-1955) asked him what name he would have given to a "1" followed by 100 zeros and "google" was then answer. You could also call the number 10 duotrigintillion. |
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Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner
He is known for coining the word 'googol' in 1938 when he was eight years old.
His uncle, the mathematician Edward Kesner (1878-1955) asked him what name he would have given to a "1" followed by 100 zeros and "google" was then answer. You could also call the number 10 duotrigintillion.