Math/Maths 55: Who discovered it? special




Pulse-Project Math/Maths Weekly Podcasts show

Summary: A conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA from Pulse-Project.org. This week, for a non-topical episode, Samuel and Peter got an update from Ben Nuttall about his week in Ireland and then spoke about multiple discoveries and scientific priority disputes, covering: examples of multiple discoveries; Stigler's law; Standing on the shoulders of giants; polymath and more. Oh, and they touch on Newton/Leibniz.