Ask someone to name the most important physicist of the 20 th century, and they will almost certainly say Albert Einstein. Ask the same question about the field of mathematics, however, and you will ...

Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics.

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...