Mathematicians

While not as well known as the Nobel Prize, they are just as prestiguous for mathematicians- The Fields Medal.

A essay for the layman - on a mathematician. Anyway, it is on Leonhard Euler, a mathematician who published over 880 works. Find out more.

I review A Mathematician's Lament, which laments the current state of math education, and exalts what it could be.

I reread this book recently in response to a person who asked for a good book to read alongside Neal Stephenson's Anathem. That is, I suggested this book, pulled it from my shelves, and re-read it.

A reclusive Russian mathematician has rejected a $1 million award for solving a problem that has baffled some of the finest brains for a century. Grigory Perelman simply said he has everything he needs.

A review of Mario Livio's "Is God a mathematician?".

Check out how you can begin a rewarding career as a mathematician in Ohio and start making an average of $90,000 per year. It is rated as the best occupation in the country! See what a mathematician does and how to get education.

After doing this for about three years in the secondary school, you need to begin to read wide, do not limit yourself to only one

A brief bio of the mathematician, Maurice Kraitchik, along with an explanation of the New Mersenne Conjecture; plus an original conjecture of my own.

A research paper written about Maurits Cornelis Escher. Highlights some of his most important work and discuss his influences in both mathematics and art.

An exploration of the life and works of the great mathematician Eudoxus of Cnidus.

You don't hear much about jobs for mathematicians these days because the job title has become integrated with other professions.

The story of an amusing encounter in the life of the inventor of the zero; also a tale mocking bigotry and religious intolerance.

Time has is a phenomenon that has had the least understanding by humankind yet everybody knows and interacts with it daily. Why has time remained a mystery even with the current technology and scientific knowledge?

This article goes through the history and importance of imaginary numbers

God is the best mathematician. He even knows the number of the hairs on our heads.

The theory of Everything, also called by Albert Einstein, the Unified Field Theory, would be a theory that can solve many of todays mysteries, and problems of humans. What happens in the center of a singularity, or black hole?

Charles L. Reason was an African-American mathematician. At just 14 years of age he was a teacher of math. He also fought for the rights of blacks and lectured for the Fugitive Aid Society.

Review of the movie Proof, a slow-developing drama about a woman dealing with the recent death of her insane genius father, and her fears that she may be slowly going mad herself.

You can create a perspective-changing phenomenon, and thereby foster creativity, by sharing your ideas with other people. Here's how...

I review some favorite math books

Animals truly are amazing, and their stories can be anywhere from mind-blowing to tear-jerking. Read about Clever Hans, the German horse who could count, do math and spell.

We never buy zero things, but in mathematics, zero is indispensable. A view of zero through history and it's uniquely bizarre properties.

Learn about the googol and the googolplex and how they came to be.

"His ways are above our ways."

I outline why I think what we call "math" in school is really three rather different subjects

A short biography of Maria Agnesi

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown posthumously apologizes to Alan Turing.

When your manufacturing process needs additional accuracy and control, a metering conveyor helps control the flow of both raw materials and finished products.

An article from the New Yorker was published August 21, 2006, which reported on a legendary problem - the Poincare conjecture - and presented two sides that had significant involvement in the process of solving the problem.

Find helpful tips for working with your child, staying in touch with his or her math needs and making math more fun for both of you!

We are a serious people, but God is very, very playful. That is exactly why He can create. Man cannot create, he can only manufacture, make prototypes, repeat. You will find His creation beautifully poetic.

Ten takeaways and how they apply to my career.