History of Science and Mathematics
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Joseph O'Rourke
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Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus; Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus.

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Why is the radical symbol $\sqrt{}$ called "radical"?
May 2, 2015
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Where did John Wallis get the idea for $\infty$?
May 21, 2016
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When were vectors invented?
Apr 16, 2019
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Why did Cantor (and others) use $\mathfrak{c}$ for the continuum?
Jun 7, 2015
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Is it true that Leibniz introduced "constant," "variable," and "function"?
May 25, 2015
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How certain is it that Lucas invented the Towers of Hanoi puzzle?
Dec 30, 2014
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When were mathematical conjectures first formulated and communicated?
Jan 21, 2018
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History of greater-than symbol used in reverse?
Aug 7, 2022
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Counterclockwise vs. clockwise
Oct 29, 2015
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The Greeks did not discover "a single scientific law"
Jul 28, 2018
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Conway's lesser-known results
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Gaussian prime spirals
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Is the boundary $\partial S$ analogous to a derivative?
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Rediscovery of lost mathematics
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Why are matrices ubiquitous but hypermatrices rare?

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