George Boole

We discuss Bhaskara, medieval India, Brahmagupta, Pell's Equation, and the Chakravala Method

We discuss George Boole, a nineteenth century English mathematician and logician and the namesake of Boolean algebra. Plus, we go on tangents about the history of logic and the Boole/Everest family.

Sydney and Doug discuss Thales, an ancient Greek philosopher and the first known individual to come up with a geometric proof

Sydney and Doug discuss Brook Taylor, an English mathematician and early adopter of calculus, as well as the namesake of the Taylor Series.