mathphilately
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Sharing the history of math and science (usually) through my collection of (mostly) math stamps & other miscellany. You can see more at https://www.instagram.com/mathphilately
Do you have a link to the article? Would love to read it when published.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Do you have a link to the article? Would love to read it when published.
250th anniversary of Gauss’ birthday in 2027 … time to celebrate!
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
250th anniversary of Gauss’ birthday in 2027 … time to celebrate!
Is there a cash prize for the proof? Erdős was famous for offering cash prizes for solutions …
www.quantamagazine.org/cash-for-mat...
www.quantamagazine.org/cash-for-mat...
Cash for Math: The Erdős Prizes Live On
Paul Erdős placed small bounties on hundreds of unsolved math problems. Over the past 20 years, only a handful have been claimed.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Is there a cash prize for the proof? Erdős was famous for offering cash prizes for solutions …
www.quantamagazine.org/cash-for-mat...
www.quantamagazine.org/cash-for-mat...
Agreed. The amount of work it took to write it combined with how different they were … that level of dedication is amazing.
May 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Agreed. The amount of work it took to write it combined with how different they were … that level of dedication is amazing.
For those interested in learning more about Erdös, here are two great biographies …
“The Man Who Loved Only Numbers” by Paul Hoffman
www.goodreads.com/book/show/71...
“My Brain is Open” by Bruce Schechter
www.goodreads.com/book/show/80...
“The Man Who Loved Only Numbers” by Paul Hoffman
www.goodreads.com/book/show/71...
“My Brain is Open” by Bruce Schechter
www.goodreads.com/book/show/80...
My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erd…
Paul Erdős, one of the greatest mathematicians of the t…
www.goodreads.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What always fascinated me most about Russell was how quickly he ‘rolled over and played dead’ with Wittgenstein. I never understood how Wittgenstein could bamboozle such an amazing mind.
May 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What always fascinated me most about Russell was how quickly he ‘rolled over and played dead’ with Wittgenstein. I never understood how Wittgenstein could bamboozle such an amazing mind.
“The Principia Mathematica (often abbreviated PM) is a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics written by the mathematician–philosophers Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell and published in 1910, 1912, and 1913.”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip...
Principia Mathematica - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“The Principia Mathematica (often abbreviated PM) is a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics written by the mathematician–philosophers Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell and published in 1910, 1912, and 1913.”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip...
The classic ‘autobiography’ of Feynman … “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard P. Feynman.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a C…
A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of …
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May 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The classic ‘autobiography’ of Feynman … “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard P. Feynman.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...
A great biography of Feynman … “Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman” by James Gleick.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
An illuminating portrayal of Richard Feynman—a giant of…
www.goodreads.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A great biography of Feynman … “Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman” by James Gleick.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...
Germain’s life story is fascinating for many reasons and worth the read …
mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/germai...
mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/germai...
Sophie Germain
mathwomen.agnesscott.org
April 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Germain’s life story is fascinating for many reasons and worth the read …
mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/germai...
mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/germai...
Included on the stamp are vibrating surface diagrams and a reference to her famous theorem, known as Germain’s Theorem.
www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/cours...
www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/cours...
www.math.mcgill.ca
April 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Included on the stamp are vibrating surface diagrams and a reference to her famous theorem, known as Germain’s Theorem.
www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/cours...
www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/cours...