Tag: History of mathematics
Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries...
Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota
A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years...
X marks the unknown in algebra – but X’s origins are...
Peter Schumer, Middlebury
Even though x is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, it appears throughout...
Women’s History Month: 5 groundbreaking researchers who mapped the ocean floor,...
Maggie Villiger, The Conversation
Behind some of the most fascinating scientific discoveries and innovations are women whose names might...
EXPLORING NATURE
China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s...
Dudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University
Once the world’s most populous nation, China is now among the many...
