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| − | '''Piet Hein''' (1905-1996) was a Danish poet and mathematician, and the | + | '''Piet Hein''' (1905-1996) was a Danish poet and mathematician, and the inventor of the game of [[Hex]]. |
In Denmark, and in the rest of Scandinavia, he is most famous for his collections of short poems, which he called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grook grooks]. He is also known as the inventor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_cube Soma cube]. | In Denmark, and in the rest of Scandinavia, he is most famous for his collections of short poems, which he called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grook grooks]. He is also known as the inventor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_cube Soma cube]. | ||
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Piet Hein (1905-1996) was a Danish poet and mathematician, and the inventor of the game of Hex.
In Denmark, and in the rest of Scandinavia, he is most famous for his collections of short poems, which he called grooks. He is also known as the inventor of the Soma cube.
Most of the "grooks" are written in Danish, but some he himself translated into English. The following is an example of these poems, which ought to be taken to heart by all Hex players.
The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again but less and less and less
Piet Hein designed many Hex puzzles.
