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Archimedes and his Pi

Archimedes and his Pi

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 08, 2022
  • Ancient History, Archive, Classical Antiquity, Modern History, Post Classical, Uncategorized
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In June 2022, Emma Haru­ka Iwao deter­mined the val­ue of pi to 100 tril­lion dig­its! When Archimedes first deter­mined this val­ue, his was only three dig­its. His life…

Emilie du Châtelet’s One True Love (was not Voltaire)!

Emilie du Châtelet’s One True Love (was not Voltaire)!

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 07, 2022
  • Archive, Early Modern History, Modern History, Uncategorized
  • 0

Though she was Voltaire’s lover, she did not love him near­ly as much as she loved …
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Time Travel’s Past

Time Travel’s Past

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 06, 2022
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History
  • 0

If you could trav­el through time, where would you want to go?!
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Ancient Women in Science

Ancient Women in Science

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 05, 2022
  • Ancient History, Archive
  • 0

In ancient his­to­ry, Rome had a few female con­tem­po­raries in sci­ence that forged a path for women in STEM!
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Who Murdered Ferrari?! And Why?!

Who Murdered Ferrari?! And Why?!

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 05, 2022
  • Archive, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

When the mer­cu­r­ial Giro­lamo Car­dano met the hot-tem­pered Lodovi­co Fer­rari, it sparked a suc­cess­ful work­ing rela­tion­ship that end­ed in death! Who mur­dered Ferrari?

Was it for the math? Or the money?

Was it for the math? Or the money?

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 05, 2022
  • Archive, Early Modern History, Modern History
  • 0

When fif­teenth cen­tu­ry math became dia­bol­i­cal­ly competitive! 

This Accountant is Fire!

This Accountant is Fire!

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 04, 2022
  • Archive, Modern History, Uncategorized
  • 0

Paci­oli was an impor­tant per­son, not just in math­e­mat­ics but also in account­ing and magic…

So, I found a cool thing online!

So, I found a cool thing online!

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 04, 2022
  • Archive, Uncategorized
  • 0

Love escape rooms?! Card games? Math games?

When Women Gather

When Women Gather

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 03, 2022
  • Archive, Early Modern History, Modern History, Uncategorized
  • 0

In eigh­teenth-cen­tu­ry Europe, there was an increase in women enter­ing the field of sci­ence, more so than in the six­teenth and sev­en­teenth cen­turies. What hap­pened in the eigh­teenth cen­tu­ry that set women up for success?

It Didn’t Belong to Pythagoras

It Didn’t Belong to Pythagoras

  • Gabrielle Birchak
  • 03, 2022
  • Archive, Uncategorized
  • 0

The Pythagore­an The­o­rem had been around pos­si­bly for thou­sands of years before Pythago­ras was born. 

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