Pythagoras gave math, once only a practical tool for facilitating human interactions, a role in unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Etching by Remondini/Wellcome Collection.

Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570-495 BC) probably heard about the idea we now associate with his name while he was in Egypt. He may have been the person to introduce it to Greece, but we don’t really ...

Two US teenagers have provided new proof for a 2,000-year-old math theorem that was previously deemed impossible. News. Film and TV. Music. Tech. Features. Celebrity. ... "In our lecture we present a ...

Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson surprised the math world when, as seniors in high school, they produced innovative solutions to a 2,000-year-old puzzle.