Divide by zero on an old mechanical calculator!https://t.co/AALw5IRyYP
— Michael Fogleman (@FogleBird) March 1, 2019
(The Pet Shop Boys would be proud.)
My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in Nordita (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) and am Professor in Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. Previously, I was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Before that, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College. I am still a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College.
Divide by zero on an old mechanical calculator!https://t.co/AALw5IRyYP
— Michael Fogleman (@FogleBird) March 1, 2019
Division by zero is a mathematical challenging concept: see what happens when you try in on a mechanical calculator https://t.co/cfo52jdEGr pic.twitter.com/5jho6XqX7Q
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 18, 2018
The first calculator to be able to perform all 4 operations automatically was invented by Anton Braun, a German optician, in 1727 pic.twitter.com/j8tj7LTUIA
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) August 13, 2017