Épisodes

  • Episode 74 - The Murder of Evariste Galois
    Jun 11 2024

    Evariste Galois was a brilliant mathematician with a passion for justice. He was only 22 when he was murdered. To this day, his murderers remain unknown. But his insightful mathematical theories are known throughout the world. This is his story.

    To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast through that cup of coffee button.

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    18 min
  • Episode 73 - The History of Calculators
    May 23 2024

    You know that little app you use on your phone to do your calculations? It has a fun, clunky history full of interesting inventions! The history of the calculator goes as far back as 300 CE with the Salamis Tablet. Today, we can graph in 3-D and solve even the most complex abstract algebraic equations!

    To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast through that cup of coffee button.

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    21 min
  • Episode 72 - Climate Scientist and Suffragette Eunice Foote
    Apr 23 2024

    During the month of Earth Day, it is justifiable and poignant that we while we honor Mother Earth, we also honor Eunice Newton Foote, the world's first female climate scientist. Foote perfectly exemplified how women contribute to more than just the places that society wants us to remain.

    To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast through that cup of coffee button.

    To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life visit me at https://mathsciencehistory.com/hypatia-the-sum-of-her-life/

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    19 min
  • Episode 71 - Catherine Macaulay and her Call for Educational Equality
    Mar 31 2024

    As Women's History Month ends, I want to introduce you to Catherine Macaulay, an eighteenth-century British historian who called for equality in education. She believed that by providing education to young girls and women, we could let go of social opinions and develop human potential.

    To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. While you are there, feel free to donate to the podcast through that cup of coffee button.

    To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life visit me at https://mathsciencehistory.com/hypatia-the-sum-of-her-life/

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    9 min
  • Episode 70: The Book Hypatia The Sum of Her Life
    Aug 1 2023

    Hypatia was one of the first female mathematicians that we know of. Her accomplishments were many. She was a valued Alexandrian teacher who taught mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. She was a government advisor and was respected by leader all across the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, her death overshadows the sum of her incredible life. In this podcast, I read the first chapter of my book titled Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life! If you are interested in reading my book, please visit us at https://mathsciencehistory.com/hypatia-the-sum-of-her-life/

    To read the podcast's transcripts, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com.

    Until next time, carpe diem!

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    10 min
  • Episode 69: Hipparchus-The Trigonometry of our Cosmos
    Aug 23 2022

    Hipparchus was one of the first mathematicians who trigonometrically defined his astronomical observations through stereographic projection, which is incredibly awe-inspiring!

    To read the podcast's transcripts and to see a visual description of stereographic projection, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com.

    For Math! Science! History! merch, visit https://www.mathsciencehistory.store/

    To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    16 min
  • Episode 68: Archimedes and his Pi - Repost
    Aug 2 2022

    In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this number 3.1415, first determined by Archimedes, only had three digits. Archimedes left a huge impression on the world of math!

    To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free!

    To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    13 min
  • Episode 67: du Chatelet and Her One True Love
    Jul 12 2022

    Many people think that Emilie du Chatelet's one true love was Voltaire, but it was not! Who (or what) did she love more?!

    To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com.

    To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h

    Finally, to read the works of du Chatelet, visit www.ProjectVOX.org

    Until next time, carpe diem!

    All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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    19 min