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Who Was the First Scientist?

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We've been observing and experimenting in the name of science for centuries. But who deserves the honor of being humanity's very first scientist? Is it Euclid, Darwin, Galileo or someone else?

How Zero Works

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You use the number zero all the time, but it may surprise you to learn that it sometimes isn't a number at all. It may surprise you even more to learn that it was all but invented. See what else surprises you about zero in this article.

What is the average credit score and why?

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The average credit score is based on a score developed by the Fair Isaac Corporation. Learn how the FICO formula determines an average credit score.

Did the ancient Greeks get their ideas from the Africans?

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The ancient Greeks could have gotten all of their revolutionary ideas from civilizations in Africa. Learn about the ancient Greeks and ancient Greek ideas.

Crusades

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Crusades were a series of military campaigns that the Christian countries of Europe waged to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims.

5 Female Scientists You Should Know

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From a centenarian brain expert to a mistress of Voltaire, each of these female scientists has an incredible story. Do you want to meet them?

10 Women Who Broke New Ground in Engineering

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One of the most travelled stretches of U.S. highway was designed by a woman who loved mathematics and wasn't interested in being a teacher. Who was she, and where is it?

How M.C. Escher Worked

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M.C. Escher was an incredibly talented artist. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about M.C. Escher.

How Tessellations Work

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Mathematics achieves the sublime. Sometimes, as with tessellations, it rises to art. In their simplest form, tessellations consist of a single shape that repeats over a two-dimensional plane without any gaps. Why was M.C. Escher so fixated on them?

5 Challenging Math Games

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Math games require all your brain's firepower to win. Check out 5 challenging math games at HowStuffWorks.

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