Taxicab geometry [SEP] discoverer or inventor
Taxicab geometry
A taxicab geometry is a form of geometry in which the usual distance function or metric of Euclidean geometry is replaced by a new metric in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences of their Cartesian coordinates. The taxicab metric is also known as rectilinear distance, L" distance, L" distance or formula_1 norm (see "L" space), snake distance, city block distance, Manhattan distance or Manhattan length, with corresponding variations in the name of the geometry. The latter
student of Max Planck and a colleague of Albert Einstein, who was active in, and made important contributions to the early development of quantum mechanics including co-authoring the Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn sum rule.
- Hans Reichel: Musical instrument inventor. Inventor of the daxophone and various overtone guitars.
- Bernhard Riemann: Mathematician, who made lasting contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry.
- Johann Wilhelm Ritter: Physicist and discoverer of Ultraviolet.
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: Physicist and discoverer