Now that Pi day is over, I have only one question: Where did the decimal come from?
Agree to disagree. Sometimes it is this agreement that holds an unexpected friendship together. Such was the case between two great philosophers, Plato and Archytas.
Hypatia lived in Alexandria in the fourth and fifth centuries as a mathematician and philosopher. However, she is most famous for the way in which she died.
Will we ever evolve into intelligent beings? Is the universe really infinite? What is infinity? For the sake of brevity, I am going to address the third question.
If you are interested in learning more about the astrolabe, as well as how to make one, here are several links that will point you in the right direction. (pun intended)
Archimedes was an infamous and remarkable scientist who founded many foundational principles and theories in mathematics, astronomy, physics, and engineering.
There is a paper on Academia that I posted years ago, proudly claiming that Hypatia was the world’s first female mathematician. It’s humbling what years of research will teach you. It so turns out that Hypatia was NOT the world’s first female mathematician. Other women taught mathematics long before Hypatia, including the mathematician Pandrosion. She was one of the first
Over the last three years, I have committed over 700 days working on a project about Alexandria, Egypt, the history of Alexandria, the works of the intellectuals, and of course Hypatia, who was an absolute academic STEM hero in every possible way. Working through this project, I found myself immersed in this idea about what it would be like to completely