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The bible takes six words to describe the evolution of the Hebrew tribe in Egypt from 70 souls to a people (Exodus 1.7). The closest translation I found among several is this: "... and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty ..." In Hebrew, the [...]

It's hard to overestimate the influence Alcuin of York (c. 732-804) had on Western civilization. He also left the earliest known European collection of puzzles, Propositiones alcuini doctoris caroli magni imperatoris ad acuendos juvenes - Propositions by Alcuin Teacher to the Great Emperor Charles to Sharpen up the Young. The collection consists of 53 problems [...]

This is a beautifully illustrated collection of interviews and biographical etudes of 16 mathematicians of different backgrounds, varied professional interests, diverse level of achievement - all incredibly interesting as human beings. The sixteen interviewees lived and were active in the 1900s, though some are yet alive; the stories throw light - if only in the [...]