Higher Order
The first 4-magic square, of order 512, was constructed in May 2001 by André Viricel and Christian Boyer.
The first 5-magic square, of order 1024 arrived about one month later, in June 2001 again by Viricel and Boyer. They also presented a smaller 4-magic square of order 256 in January 2003. Another 5-magic square, of order 729, was constructed in June 2003 by Chinese mathematician Li Wen.
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Famous quotes related to higher order:
“The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers.”
—Joan Didion (b. 1934)