World History
Pythagoras and Hypatia are among the top ten mathematicians, according to Alex Bellos of The Guardian (the British online newspaper). Hypatia is the only woman on the list and is there because of her translation of Euclid's "Elements." She worked at the Library in Alexandria and had a horrible death. A Christian mob killed her, pulled away her flesh with pottery shards, and ripped off her arms and legs. Bellos doesn't say why, so I looked it up.
Some believe that she kept Orestes from reconciling with the bishop. Orestes was a Roman governor who clashed with the bishop of Alexandria. The fallout caused Hypatia's death. Thanks to F.C. Tymrak for twitting the link.
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The10 Best Mathematicians
Pythagoras and Hypatia are among the top ten mathematicians, according to Alex Bellos of The Guardian (the British online newspaper). Hypatia is the only woman on the list and is there because of her translation of Euclid's "Elements." She worked at the Library in Alexandria and had a horrible death. A Christian mob killed her, pulled away her flesh with pottery shards, and ripped off her arms and legs. Bellos doesn't say why, so I looked it up.
Some believe that she kept Orestes from reconciling with the bishop. Orestes was a Roman governor who clashed with the bishop of Alexandria. The fallout caused Hypatia's death. Thanks to F.C. Tymrak for twitting the link.
- Ancient Greece: Science And Technology
Ancient Greece: Science and Technology - Discusses early inventions, such as calculating devices, machines using gears, steam engines, war technology, and town planning. Some mathematicians included are Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, and Appolonius....
- Virtual Tours For Your Classroom
One of my favorite exercises when we get to the Renaissance is to show them a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel as I love looking at the marvel of my students when they see what one person can do. This link will give you access to that tour as well as...
- How Ancient Greeks Shaped Modern Math
Here's a great animation by the Royal Institution about revolutionary Greek thinkers who shaped our ideas about mathematics. Among the thinkers reviewed are Archimedes, Euclid, Plato and Pythagoras, who show us the importance of proofs. Thanks to...
- History Of St. Nicholas
This is a great NPR interview about the reality of St. Nicholas who was a Catholic bishop from Turkey. He actually was born wealthy and did give some of his money multiple times to poor families prior to being a bishop. Legend (no real proof)...
- Carl Sagan Introduces The Library At Alexandria
Carl Sagan mentions some of the great contributors to the Library like Euclid and Hypatia in this interesting four minute clip. There is also a nice written history of the Library at this site....