A History of Mathematics | October

We have decided to share more interesting facts from the history of mathematics. We have been doing this for two months (August and September) and it was a great way to find out more about some great mathematicians, but also remind ourselves about some great mathematical concepts. We are continuing with the same idea in October. Hope you will like these posts!

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a…

"In the 1970s, a remarkable thing was done; a computer was used to solve a math problem. This, in and of itself, was not remarkable. The difference engine could do it. But this problem was the first one that would probably remain unsolved if it weren't for computers. Find out about the Four-Color Theorem, and why it needed to be turned over to the machines."  Read more...

I remember reading about this proof in Scientific American when it first came out! --drego