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identify mathematicians

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Who are the mathematicians on slides 3 and 5 of this pdf? I think the one on slide 5 might be N. G. de Bruijn but that is just a guess. Thanks. 173.228.123.207 (talk) 01:58, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, in order: John Horton Conway, John G. Thompson, and Buckminster Fuller. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 02:04, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! 173.228.123.207 (talk) 07:24, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]