Episode 15 - Euclid

We travel back to the time of the Ancient Greeks to learn about Euclid and his long-lasting impact on geometry.  Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

If you're wondering who the best mathematician of all time was, then Carl Friedrich Gauss is a good candidate! Listen and discover his incredible achievements in many different fields of maths. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

He's perhaps best known for his art, but did you know there is so much more to Leonardo Da Vinci? Described by some as the most intelligent man in history, he was an accomplished scientist, astronomer, artist, and of course mathematician! Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

In the 1700s, a new nation is being built: The United States of America. The establishment of its capital, Washington, D.C. has an unlikely figure at its centre. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

She is widely regarded to have written the first computer code - all the way back in the 1850s! But there was more to Ada Lovelace than you may think. Discover her family and the people who helped her to become the incredible mathematician she was. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

She's known to most as 'The Lady with the Lamp' and celebrated for her contributions to nursing. But did you know that Florence Nightingale was also an accomplished statistician, prompting great changes in public health reform? Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

We discuss Pedro Nunes, a Portuguese mathematician who probably had a bigger role in the course of history than you might think. Discover his influence on the high seas and why sailors to this day can thank him for his work. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

In this episode, we discuss negative numbers, how they work, and their usefulness for us in everyday life. We also take a look at their intriguing history and why they are actually a pretty recent phenomenon. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

We discuss the mathematician Hypatia, her impact on the course of mathematical innovation, and how her life coincided with an unfortunate time in history. Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)

Enjoy a slice of pi as we learn about the origins and development of this incredible number. Do you think you can beat the world record for most digits of pi memorised? Perfect Numbers is the maths podcast for kids! Each episode is full of incredible facts and stories that are bound to inspire your child to love maths as much as we do! Perfect Numbers is brought to you by Think Academy UK (@thinkacademyuk)