N. N. Voronoi

N. N. Voronoi was a mathematician best known for introducing what is now called Voronoi diagrams. These diagrams partition space into regions based on proximity to a set of specific points. Imagine dropping a bunch of seeds on a field; a Voronoi diagram shows the areas closer to each seed than to any other, effectively dividing the space into distinct neighborhoods. This concept is used in fields like geography, astronomy, and computer science to analyze spatial relationships, optimize locations, and model how objects or influences are distributed in a given space.