Sunday 6 January 2008

NERD ALERT!!--Green's Mill

Who's the most awesome person to come from Nottingham? Robin Hood--I don't think so.

George Green! You know, Green's Theorem. It describes the relationship between a closed curve C and the two dimensional region that C encloses, D.

Green came up with his theorem with only one year of formal education. Most of the time he worked as a miller, in the windmill his father built.Yep, it really is a windmill! I'm sure George had plenty of time to think about math when he worked here, right in between hauling and grinding the grain.

That's me climbing around in the mill. Unfortunately, I did not prove a single thing whilst I was there.

Christmas Crackers

25-Dec-07

Why don't they exist in the USA? Seriously, let's start the tradition. Because I can't think of a better way start a nice Christmas Day meal than joining hands around table full of food, a small explosion, groaning at crappy jokes and wearing a crown for the rest of the day. Brilliant.