Richard A. Parker
Richard A. Parker was a mathematician and freelance computer programmer born in Surrey who lived for much of his life in Cambridge, England. He invented many of the algorithms for computing the modular character tables of finite simple groups. He discovered the relation between Niemeier lattices and
deep holes of the Leech lattice, and constructed Parker's Moufang loop of order 213.
Books
- Conway, J. H.; Sloane, N. J. A.. Sphere packings, lattices and groups. With additional contributions by E. Bannai, R. E. Borcherds, John Leech, Simon P. Norton, A. M. Odlyzko, R. A. Parker, L. Queen and B. B. Venkov. Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften, 290. New York: Springer-Verlag. .
- An Atlas of Brauer Characters by Christopher Jansen, Klaus Lux, Richard Parker, Robert Wilson. Oxford University Press, U.S.