Radical Mathematicians

Doug & Sydney gossip about dead mathematicians

Bhaskara II

We discuss Bhaskara, medieval India, Brahmagupta, Pell's Equation, and the Chakravala Method

06-07
59:58

George Boole

We discuss George Boole, a nineteenth century English mathematician and logician and the namesake of Boolean algebra. Plus, we go on tangents about the history of logic and the Boole/Everest family.

06-01
01:08:23

Thales

Sydney and Doug discuss Thales, an ancient Greek philosopher and the first known individual to come up with a geometric proof

06-01
01:05:13

Brook Taylor

Sydney and Doug discuss Brook Taylor, an English mathematician and early adopter of calculus, as well as the namesake of the Taylor Series.

06-01
50:46

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