Reuben Goodstein

Reuben Louis Goodstein was an English mathematician who had a strong interest in philosophy and teaching mathematics.

Research

Reuben introduced a variant of the Ackermann function which is now called hyperoperation sequence, together with the naming system used for those (tetration, pentation, hexation, etc.).

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