Tag: Mathematical discoveries
Discovering Multiple Solutions to the Pythagorean Theorem: A High School Student’s Journey
Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, two high school students from Louisiana, have made headlines in the math community for discovering multiple new solutions to the Pythagorean theorem. Their journey began when they found an...
Uncovering the Historic Equation: 180-Year-Old Graffiti that Revolutionized Mathematics
On October 16, 1843, the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had a moment of inspiration while walking along Dublin's Royal Canal. He was so excited that he took out his penknife and carved his...
Uncovering Answers in Fundamental Math: A Century-Old Question Revisited
Mathematicians have recently made significant progress in answering a question that has puzzled the mathematical community for over a century. The Mordell conjecture, first proposed in the early 1900s, deals with the finite number...