One of the most important mathematical books ever written, Principia Mathematica, needed 360 pages to prove that 1 + 1 = 2. The book itself is considered so advanced and hard to understand that it’s rarely used in academia at all.
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A deceased man was considered…
A deceased man was considered a coauthor of a 1990 math paper after he appeared in a dream to the other author to explain some of the key ideas.
A futurama episode contains…
A Futurama episode contains a real-life mathematical theorem which was specifically made for that episode, making it the first known theorem to be created for the sole purpose of entertainment in a TV show.
When the mathematician George Dantzig was studying in Berkeley…
When the mathematician George Dantzig was studying in Berkeley, he solved two open problems in statistical theory which he had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture.
There are 7 math problems whose solution …
There are 7 math problems whose solutions are worth 1 million dollars. Only one has been solved.