Amazing mazes
A translation dealing with the mathematical properties of mazes and labyrinths led to the discovery of some amazing mazes braved by thousands of rodents. The Barnes Maze where rodents seek shelter from the blazing exposure of a rotund tundra. Run little rodent run. And here's a nasty one. It's called the Morris Water Maze. Here's […]
Seven Bridges of Königsberg
As I converted a popular math text from Hebrew into English, I ran into the Seven Bridges of Königsberg. It turns out that in Königsberg once you cross that bridge – there is no [way to avoid] coming back, for Euler proved it is impossible to traverse all bridges in a single walk without repeating a […]
Sir Hamilton Trashes Bridge
This day's translation journey took me to Sir William Rowan Hamilton A colorful mathematician who when out walking with his wife experienced a Eureka moment as the equation: burst into his mind. Overcome by the magnitude of his insight, he quickly carved the equation with a penknife into the side of a bridge. […]