Solving the Ancient Camel Puzzle: A 3,500-Year-Old Mathematical Trick A sheikh's will leaves behind 17 camels to be divided...
Mathematical Journeys into Fictional Worlds Literary satire has long used mathematical concepts to reinforce its points.
The Mathematical Ability of School Leavers This was a conference that included the following papers: ...
Christopher Wren & Oliver Cromwell: The 1657 Appointment of Wren as Gresham Professor of Astronomy Of all the august and admirable Gresham Professors, Christopher Wren...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
The Mathematical Life of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing and a...
Mathematical Structure in Fiction Mathematical concepts have often been used to create new structural forms in fiction, as in the works of Raymond Queneau and Jorge Luis Borges.
The Secret Mathematicians From composers to painters, writers to choreographers, the mathematician’s palette...