## 03 NovBook Review: Men of Mathematics

I discovered a great book today "Men of Mathematics: The Lives and Achievements of the Great Mathematicians from Zeno to Poincare'', by E. T. Bell, a Touchstone Book, published by Simon and Schuster. The book was first published in 1937 by Scottish-born American mathematician and...

## 12 JunJohn Forbes Nash, Jr.- A Short Biography

John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on 13 June, 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America. His father, John Forbes Nash, was an electrical engineer for the Appalachian Electric Power Company. His mother, Margaret Virginia Nash, had been a schoolteacher before she married....

## 11 JunThe Idea Factory: Book Review

One of the most important question that technologists, policy makers and governments ask nowadays is: What causes innovation? What are the motivating factors that create innovative products? These are the basic question that Jon Gertner's book 'The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age...

## 20 AprApery's constant

Apery's constant is defined as $$\zeta{(3)}=1.202056\ldots$$, where $$\zeta(x)$$ represents the Euler's zeta function. First lets us define the zeta function. Zeta function is defined as $$\zeta(s)=1+\frac{1}{2^s}+\frac{1}{3^s}+\frac{1}{4^s}+\frac{1}{5^s}+\cdots,$$ where $$s$$ is a complex number. The story of Apery's constant began with the famous Basel problem and Euler's solution...

## 15 AprThe Pythagoras' Theorem

Introduction In mathematics, the Pythagoras' theorem is a famous result in triangle geometry. Although there are many variants of this result in various branches of  mathematics, we shall restrict ourselves to the following simple version that was originally given by Pythagoras. Theorem. The square of the hypotenuse...

## 09 AprHypatia of Alexandria and her Death

Hypatia of Alexandria, who is considered to be the first woman mathematician, was also the first woman to make substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. She was the daughter of the mathematician Theon, the last Professor at the University of Alexandria. There is no evidence that...

## 13 MarThe illogical death of a brilliant logician: George Boole

This story is about George Boole, who made several fundamental contributions to mathematics. His contributions have applications in computer programming, electrical engineering, satellite pictures, telephone circuits and even Einstein's theory of relativity. His most famous contribution is "Boolean algebra'', which forms the basis of symbolic...

## 25 NovAnti-Dühring: 1+2+3+4+…

Anti-Dühring is a book by Friedrich Engels published in 1878. It is a defense of Marxism from Eugen Dühring’s vision of socialism. It contains interesting scientific references as well, which is the reason I am putting a spotlight on it. First of all, it would be...

## 23 NovGonit Sora E-Book

We have published more than 550 articles so far. To celebrate this, we decided to publish few selected articles from our archive in a single place. We decided to bring out an e-book with 70 selected articles, including some of our exclusive interviews. We are dedicating...

## 17 OctFinding equations to explain the world

While the world at large is always talking about the cosmic phenomena, particle accelerator or the space exploration, chances are no one has ever talked about what goes on behind the scene. The central piece which goes to the heart of any scientific expedition is...