Who Discovered It

Benoit Mandelbrot is usually credited with discovering fractals in 1975. Mandelbrot was the one who invented the word. He was also the first to represent them visually. But some facts about fractals were known to mathematicians as far back as the 17th century. Early Fractal Research A fractal can be described as a pattern that is repeated at every scale. It cannot be replicated by classical geometry. The concept of self similarity was first brought up by the philosopher and mathematician Lebinz in the 17th century. It wasn’t until 1872 before a function appropriate to be termed a fractal came into being. Karl Weierstrass showed an instance of a function that was continuous but could not be differentiated. This definition was improved upon by Helge von Koch in 1904 when he defined it as a Koch curve. A study of the facts about fractals will show it is now called the Koch snowflake. In 1915, Wallow Sierpinski created a triangle and a carpet. In 1938, Paul Levy came up with another fractal...

If you are thinking in the lines that it truly was Benjamin Franklin who discovered electricity, you may be surprised to know that there are current reports that actually do not support this particular idea. So who discovered electricity? Let’s check the historical notes. The Early Greeks The history accounts of electricity actually date back to a thousand years or more. This may point to the Ancient Greeks who were said to have discovered an attraction between fur and amber when rubbed together. The English Physician In 1600, there was a certain English physician by the name of William Gilbert who actually made a very important contribution to the history of electricity. Gilbert was the one who conned and first used the word, “electric.” This was taken the Greek word, “elektron” which actually pertains to that particular force that some substances produce or exert when they are rubbed against one another. The Famous Father of Electricity Going back to the known figure for the...

The discovery of America is one of the more important milestones in the history of the world. This is because reaching the Americas was the starting point of what would be called as the age of exploration, the era when the modern phenomenon of globalization can trace back its roots. Most may not ask who discovered America since it has been drilled to us since preschool but it is still to important to learn more about the man who discovered America, as he not only discovered America, he discovered a New World and with it, opened new possibilities that had tremendous impact on the course of human history. The man widely regarded as the one who discovered America as we all know, is Christopher Columbus. He wasn’t the first man to reach it though as there were numerous other people who beat him to it including the Native American Indians and the Eskimos. He wasn’t even the first European to set foot in the continent as seafaring Vikings have already reached North America five hundred...

Introduction The constellation Aquarius is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. It is located in a region of the sky known as the Sea, called thus because of many water-related constellations in the area. These include Pisces (fish), Cetus (whale) and Eridanus (river). Aquarius itself is the sign of the Water Bearer. People often mistake it for a “watery” sign because of the use of water in its symbolism. According to astrologers, Aquarius is not a water sign but an air sign. It comes after Capricorn and before Pisces. Its ruling planets are Saturn and Uranus. The word “aquarius” means “cup bearer. Discovery and History of Aquarius Babylonian astronomers probably discovered the constellation Aquarius. They listed the constellation as marking the autumn equinox in September in 4000 BC. Aquarius is also featured in the star catalogues of Ptolemy, Eudoxos and Aratus. Ancient people visualized Aquarius as a man bearing a vessel of water and pouring it downwards. This is how it came...