#992 Why did Mozart die so young?
Why did Mozart die so young? No one knows what killed him. However, it was most likely not poison. Mozart died at […]
Category: Math
#962 Why was the abacus invented?
Why was the abacus invented? It was invented because merchants needed to keep an inventory, trade was taking off, and the powers […]
#898 What is the golden ratio?
What is the golden ratio? It is 1.618. The golden ratio appears in nature, in art, in buildings, and in logos, along […]
#850 What is the Fields Medal?
What is the Fields Medal? It is a four-yearly prize given to mathematicians under the age of 40. It is the mathematical […]
#825 Euclid – The Father of Geometry
On the Shoulders of Giants #1 Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician. He is most famous for his book “The Elements”. He […]
#679 Who invented the slide rule?
Who invented the slide rule? Willian Oughtred in 1622. I think, first, I need to look at what a slide rule is […]
#423 Why are there twelve months in a year?
Why are there twelve months in a year? Because it is the closest match to the number of times the moon orbits […]
#289 Where did Arabic numerals come from?
Where did Arabic numerals come from? They evolved from a writing system created in India in the 3rd century BC. The […]
#130 Why do we have 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute?
I learned this today. We have 24 hours in a day because of Hipparchus. We have 60 seconds in a minute and […]
#16 Where do the plus, minus, multiplication, and division symbols come from?
I learned this today. The mathematical symbols + plus, – minus, x multiply, ÷ divide, and = equal are not as old […]