The Pythagorean theorem, a cornerstone of mathematics for millennia, provides a method for determining unknown sides in right ...

For Pythagoras, the historian of Greek philosophy W.K.C. Guthrie wrote, ... Pythagoras gave math, once only a practical tool for facilitating human interactions, ...

In his work The Histories, ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Greeks borrowed much of their knowledge, ...

Most people don’t remember math class, but they do remember Pythagoras. Now, more than 2,500 years after his time, we dive into his hidden history as a possible cult leader.

The Pythagorean Theorem—discovered by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE—is a cornerstone of mathematics. Simply stated as a 2 + b 2 = c 2, the theorem posits that the ...

Pythagoras, the famous Greek scientist, had a fascinating but largely unknown ancestry which connects him to Greek mythology.

Vegetarians used to be called Pythagoreans in an ode to the famed Greek mathematician, Pythagoras. Known for his Pythagorean theorem, Pythagoras was once considered the "father" of vegetarianism.

Beyond the fact that he was born on the Greek isle of Samos around 569 B.C. and died around 475 B.C., not much is known about him. Pythagoras left no writings, but he did found a sect (or, what some ...

Their passion for mathematics shines through their work to uncover new proofs for a theorem attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras over 2,500 years ago.