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  • Born in 1953, British mathematician Andrew Wiles is most famous for proving Fermat's Last Theorem..

  • Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.

  • In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.

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