Articles - Mathematics, numbers, algebra or geometry

Emmy Noether, from mathematics to the name of a moon crater

A friend of Einstein and the source of many great theorems, Emmy Noether is a mathematician who became famous only after her death. Her research work has left its mark on the history of mathematics, and her life’s journey in a male-dominated world is worth a visit. […]

Hypathia of Alexandria, the first mathematician

Hypatia of Alexandria is the first female mathematician. She was born in Greece in 360 […]

Alhazen, the scientist who hides to save his skin

Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham, named Alhazen, is a mathematician, physicist and philosopher born in Basra, in ancient Iraq. He is the first physicist to understand why the moon and the sun appear larger when they are close to the horizon. […]

Chemistry

How to make soap in wartime?

During the Second World War, we were short of everything, and therefore of soap. The Belgian population, rationed, made some with its own means. […]

Animals

Why fear wolves?

The fear of the big bad wolf, maintained since the Middle Ages by tales and fables, is linked to the fear of our own animal impulses. But the wolf is practically harmless for the Man […]

Experiments

Decode messages with a red filter

Do you want to send secret messages to your friends, without anyone else being able to read it? Or even send a secret invitation to a lover? Play with light and color transmission to hide your messages. It’s your turn to play! […]