Best hypothesis: John Bidwell derived his famous 17-square packing from the best-known 1980 solution
tak3sh8 · x · 2026-09-10
A thread speculating on how student John Bidwell of the University of Hawai'i found his famous packing of 17 squares. The best hypothesis is he started from the best previously known packing dating from 1980, though we may never know for sure.
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