Monthly Archives: August 2017

Trigonometry — 3700 years before !

August 29, 2017 – 9:43 pm
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U R Rao, pioneer of India’s space program, dies at 85: An Obit from NY Times

August 12, 2017 – 11:14 am

Two lessons from this immortal Indian figure:

(1) If others can do it, we can do it better.

(2) Exploration for space for peace and progress.

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Cathleen Morawetz, mathematician with real-world impact, dies at 94

August 12, 2017 – 10:24 am

It reminds of the “unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics” as explained by Eugene Wigner long back ! This in itself is a strong motivation to learn math!!

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With snow flakes and unicorns, explore a universe in motion : Marina Ratner and Maryam Mirzakhani

August 8, 2017 – 8:03 pm
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Maryam Mirzakhani — in her own words

August 7, 2017 – 2:43 pm

Inspirational …motivational…”woman” of mathematics…the other woman coming to my mind is, Dr. Ingrid Daubechies…

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