Richard Peirce Brent is an Australian mathematician and computer scientist, an emeritus professor at the Australian National University whose research interests include number theory, factorization, random number generators, computer architecture and analysis of algorithms. In 1973 he published a root-finding algorithm now known as Brent's method, and in 1975 he and Eugene Salamin independently conceived the Salamin-Brent algorithm used in high-precision calculation of pi. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE, SIAM and the Australian Academy of Science.
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AwardAustralian Mathematical Society Medal 3 AwardFellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 3 AwardFellow of the Australian Academy of Science 3 Connections
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Richard P. Brent published his root-finding algorithm combining bisection, the secant method and inverse quadratic interpolation in 1973.
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Richard Peirce Brent is an Australian mathematician and computer scientist.
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1. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre (Bright Sparcs): Brent, Richard Peirce - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry
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Born: 20 April 1946 Melbourne
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1946
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1946-04-20
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Australian mathematician and computer scientist
In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead section
analysis of algorithms
In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead section
computer architecture, and analysis of algorithms
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R. P. Brent
Wikidata P166: Moyal Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): Moyal Medal.
Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
Wikidata P166: Australian Mathematical Society Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): Australian Mathematical Society Medal.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Wikidata P166: Hannan Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): Hannan Medal.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Wikidata alias: Richard Brent
Richard Brent
Wikidata alias: Richard Peirce Brent
Richard Peirce Brent
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Credited: Gauss-Legendre Algorithm, Lead section
independently discovered in 1975 by Richard Brent and Eugene Salamin
Invented: Gauss-Legendre Algorithm, Lead section
independently discovered in 1975 by Richard Brent and Eugene Salamin
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Brent's method is due to Richard Brent and builds on an earlier algorithm by Theodorus Dekker.
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