In the chaos of WWII, a mathematician spotted a hidden truth that others missed. Abraham Wald’s analysis of bomber damage ...

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U C Assistant Professor Sameh Elsa and his research partners are working on a novel project – designing drones inspired by ...

The mathematician-turned-musician wrote songs that, decades later, still make readers laugh.

The musical humorist used his Army experience as the basis for several of his songs, and in turn worked in references to his ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely ...

Obituary The field of satirists and hit singer-songwriters who were also professional mathematicians and lecturers is a very ...

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...

Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-educated mathematician whose brief side gig as one of America’s favorite satirical composers captured ...

Call it the mathematics of misery. A professor from the University of Connecticut claims that his numerical calculations predict years of turmoil and unrest for the world. A pioneer in a new field … ...

The Most Remarkable Mathematician Ramanujan was working as a civil servant earning £20 per year when he came up with his proofs. By Jeremy Bernstein July 1, 2016 9:01 am ET ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other ...