Counting the pyramid builders
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The computation developed by amateur Egyptologist Stuart Kirland Weir arrived at the estimated workforce needed to erect Khufu's pyramid. The computation assumed the duration of construction and energy output of workers which was multiplied with the energy needed to lift the blocks into place.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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Cat's cradle calculus challenge
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Knots and links are mathematical concepts which experts have struggled to explain for decades. An interesting recreational activity that can be derived from the knot theory is the cat's cradle, which describes 8 distinct figures created by a series of loops.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Tangling with topology
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Topology, the geometry of continuous transformations, is used to explain two different ways to loop a flat strip of paper to create a writhe or a twist.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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