Timeline

By Anib
  • 2560 BCE

    Great Pyramid of Giza completed

    Great Pyramid of Giza completed
    https://www.ancient.eu/article/124/the-great-pyramid-of-giza-last-remaining-wonder-of/
  • 280 BCE

    Aristarchus of Samos is makes the hemispherical sundial or hemicycle

    Aristarchus of Samos is makes the hemispherical sundial or hemicycle
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/hemispherical-sundial

  • Pascal discovers his theorem while only 16 years old

    Pascal discovers his theorem while only 16 years old

  • Torricelli's Trumpet (aka Gabriel's Horn) is discovered by Evangelista Torricelli

    Torricelli's Trumpet (aka Gabriel's Horn) is discovered by Evangelista Torricelli

  • Fermat dies, leaving no record of his 'wonderful proof'

    Fermat dies, leaving no record of his 'wonderful proof'

  • William Jones introduces the symbol for pi

    William Jones introduces the symbol for pi

  • Abraham DeMoivre publishes "Doctrine of Chances" and investigates mortality

    Abraham DeMoivre publishes "Doctrine of Chances" and investigates mortality

  • Lambert proves that pi is irrational

    Lambert proves that pi is irrational

  • Comte de Buffon uses a needle to estimate the value of pi

    Comte de Buffon uses a needle to estimate the value of pi

  • Joseph Huddart invents the 3-armed protractor

    Joseph Huddart invents the 3-armed protractor

  • Morse transmits the first message using his code

    Morse transmits the first message using his code

  • Kirkman poses the 15 schoolgirl problem

    Kirkman poses the 15 schoolgirl problem

  • Mobius and Listing in introduce the Mobius strip

    Mobius and Listing in introduce the Mobius strip

  • Peano proves a solid square is a curve (the space-filling curve)

    Peano proves a solid square is a curve (the space-filling curve)

  • The Tower of Hanoi is invented by Edouard Lucas and sold as a toy

    The Tower of Hanoi is invented by Edouard Lucas and sold as a toy

  • Flatland is written by Edwin Abbott

    Flatland is written by Edwin Abbott

  • The Peano Axioms are presented

    The Peano Axioms are presented

  • Von Kach creates his snowflake curve

    Von Kach creates his snowflake curve

  • The Fields Medal is first awarded

    The Fields Medal is first awarded

  • Von Neumann and Morgenstren publish "Theory of Games and Economic Behavior"

    Von Neumann and Morgenstren publish "Theory of Games and Economic Behavior"

  • ENIAC is unvieled

    ENIAC is unvieled
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oGI_dNaPc

  • The Prisoner's Dilemma is formally identified by Melvin Dresher and Merill Flood.

    The Prisoner's Dilemma is formally identified by Melvin Dresher and Merill Flood.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJCGTNIwmv8

  • Newcomb's Paradox is formulated

    Newcomb's Paradox is formulated
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5sAfvPrmiA

  • The Fibonacci Quarterly, a journal devoted to the number theory of the Fibonacci sequence, is founded

    The Fibonacci Quarterly, a journal devoted to the number theory of the Fibonacci sequence, is founded

  • The Ulam Spiral is discovered

    The Ulam Spiral is discovered

  • The game of Sprouts is invented

    The game of Sprouts is invented
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXhS8PiUTvM

  • Rubik's Cube is invented

    Rubik's Cube is invented

  • Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken prove the 4-color theorem

    Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken prove the 4-color theorem
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANY7X-_wpNs

  • Nash is awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on game theory

    Nash is awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on game theory

  • The Eternity Puzzle is released commercially

    The Eternity Puzzle is released commercially

  • Jade Vinson discovers the world's first holyhedron specimen

    Jade Vinson discovers the world's first holyhedron specimen

  • NUMB3RS hits American television

    NUMB3RS hits American television