Photo taken: Aug. 19, Seattle Center, Seattle. Photographer’s description: Space Needle at night, with the Fun Forest (merry-go-round and Ferris wheel) in the foreground. It reminds me of the Space ...
Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades. By wiggling a needle around while spinning it, you can minimize the amount of space it moves through, ...
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Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem About Spinning a Needle That Had Long Puzzled the Field
Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades. The question was proposed by Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya in 1917. It sounds simple: How can you ...
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