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Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV JOURNEYS OF BLACK MATHEMATICIANS is a two-part series that traces the cultural evolution of Black ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 1724, 14-year-old Thomas Fuller was ...