When Women Gather

When Women Gather

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?

What do Aristotle and St. Aquinas have to do with the Galileo Affair? Parts 1 and 2

What do Aristotle and St. Aquinas have to do with the Galileo Affair? Parts 1 and 2

The Greek philoso­pher Aris­to­tle was born in 384 BCE. The Ital­ian philoso­pher St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225. Galileo Galilei was born on Feb­ru­ary 15, 1564. Between the three of them, there is a sto­ry that spans almost 2000 years. That sto­ry is known as the Galileo Affair.

Helping the marginalized to Rise in STEM

Helping the marginalized to Rise in STEM

IT’S GIVING TUESDAY!! Sev­er­al years ago, I want­ed to start a char­i­ty and call it Rise in STEM. And so, I pur­chased the URL, and kind of start­ed it. Then, life got in the way. And so, I put the char­i­ty on the back­burn­er. The URL www.RiseInSTEM.com sat in my queue for a year, and I did­n’t want to sell

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I’m now on Patreon!

I’m now on Patreon!

I have excit­ing news! I am now on Patre­on at www.Patreon.com/MathScienceHistory. I have decid­ed to start a com­mu­ni­ty over at Patre­on for like­mind­ed peo­ple who also enjoy the his­to­ry of math and sci­ence. Depend­ing on the tier you choose you will get all kinds of added ben­e­fits for your patron­age. In addi­tion to my infi­nite grat­i­tude, depend­ing on the tier,

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