Female physicists, astronomers and mathematicians are up against more than 2,000 years of convention that has long portrayed these fields as inherently male.
Mathematicians are proud of the fact that, generally, they do their work with a piece of chalk and a blackboard. They value hand-done proofs above al… - Margaret Wertheim
Mathematicians are proud of the fact that, generally, they do their work with a piece of chalk and a blackboard. They value hand-done proofs above al…
- Margaret Wertheim
I have an abiding interest in how ordinary people produce knowledge, and what it means for individuals to know the world. I thought I'd be a theoreti… - Margaret Wertheim
I have an abiding interest in how ordinary people produce knowledge, and what it means for individuals to know the world. I thought I'd be a theoreti…
Wave particle duality is a core feature of our world. Or rather, we should say, it is a core feature of our mathematical descriptions of our world. B… - Margaret Wertheim
Wave particle duality is a core feature of our world. Or rather, we should say, it is a core feature of our mathematical descriptions of our world. B…
One of the great sources of employment for people with Ph.D.s in geometry is the animation industry. - Margaret Wertheim
One of the great sources of employment for people with Ph.D.s in geometry is the animation industry.
In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task. Mathematics was associated with the gods, … - Margaret Wertheim
In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task. Mathematics was associated with the gods, …
Computers are very powerful tools, but in the simulated world of the computer, everything has to be calculated. - Margaret Wertheim
Computers are very powerful tools, but in the simulated world of the computer, everything has to be calculated.
If I could do anything in my life and be remembered for anything, I would like to be remembered for helping the world see the value of physical engag… - Margaret Wertheim
If I could do anything in my life and be remembered for anything, I would like to be remembered for helping the world see the value of physical engag…
Seeing and playing with physical objects can enable access to symbolic ideas. When I studied physics and math at university it was all done through e… - Margaret Wertheim
Seeing and playing with physical objects can enable access to symbolic ideas. When I studied physics and math at university it was all done through e…
All gradients of reality, all existential distinctions, have finally been annihilated. - Margaret Wertheim
All gradients of reality, all existential distinctions, have finally been annihilated.
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