Mathematician Girolamo Cardano, in his 1545 book dealing with complex numbers, “Ars Magna,” dismissed them as “subtle as they ...

Although commonly associated with and named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, it was first discovered in 1683 by mathematician Jacob Bernoulli. He was trying to determine how wealth would ...

Pi Day, celebrated on March 14, honours mathematical constant Pi, recognising its significance in mathematics, particularly ...

Alexander Euler, a descendant of Leonhard Euler, one of the fathers of modern mathematics, does not want to be drafted into the Russian army - but Switzerland has refused to grant him asylum.

More by Leonhard Euler This article was originally published with the title “ Leonhard Euler and the Koenigsberg Bridges ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 189 No. 1 ( July 1953 ) , p. 66 ...

Not only did Newton give us classical mechanics, he also developed the mathematical ... known as the Euler equation (named after physicist, astronomer and polymath Leonhard Euler 1707–1783).

Every year, mathematicians, educators, and enthusiasts mark March 14 as Pi Day, celebrating one of the most fundamental ...

Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number representing the constant ratio of a circle’s circumference to its ...