The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for hundreds of years after its invention in the 17th century, it stood on a shaky ...
Glenn Bruda came up with the idea for his calculus integration formula late one night in May 2021. He recalled going to bed at 11 p.m. after doing some math for fun. Bruda woke up at 2 a.m. feeling ...
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.
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