History
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- Napier - John Napier (1550-1617)
- Features the life and times of the Scottish mathematician. Includes his publication on logarithms and an explanation of his multiplication tool using rods.
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- Undusting Napier's Bones
- Attempts to shed some light on the life and works of John Napier. Biographical information about the Scottish mathematician, as well as information on his ingenious arithmetic trick called Napier's bones. In addition, a Java simulation of Napier's bones is also available.
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- Paul Erdos
- Founded the field of discrete mathematics, which is used in computer science. Gives family background about his coddled childhood, university training in Budapest, and his discovery a proof to Chebyshev's theorem.