3 Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Banneker

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Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain

ACMEScience

62 episodes

1 month ago

Relatively Prime features stories and interviews from the mathematical world. Featuring math stories from people like Fields Medalists to indie rockers to linguists on topics ranging as wide as the artificial intelligence which defeated checkers and mathematics haiku battles. Relatively Prime has a mathematics story for anyone and everyone.

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3 Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Banneker

Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical Domain

10 minutes 17 seconds

5 years ago

3 Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Banneker

On this month's Relatively Prime Samuel shares three scenes from the life of Benjamin Banneker. One about a clock, one about a solar eclipse projectsion, and one about a puzzle. You can learn more about the life of Benjamin Banneker by checking out the book The Life of Benjamin Banneker by Silvio Bendini which was essential in the production of this episode and it is available to borrow for free on the Internet Archive or if you prefer a physical copy your library may have it on hand and if they do not the amazing system that is Interlibrary Loan should be able to provide for you.