The Journey to Define Dimension – “The concept of dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it.”
also btw…
- The four-dimensional life of mathematician Charles Howard Hinton – “From bigamy to belief in ghosts, Hinton was no ordinary mathematician.” (previously)
- How to understand Einstein’s equation for general relativity – “Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.”[1]