https://bookshop.org/p/books/zero-the-biography-of-a-dangerous-idea-charles-seife/9b102f8407965163
Zero -The Biography of a Dangerous Idea.
Great book.
The Babylonians did not have a concept of zero. They had a symbol for a zero in their base 60 numeral system, but didn’t use it as a standalone number or concept.
I guess it’s the different cultures that invented the number zero?
Except Babylon didn’t?
This is why you shouldn’t learn math
It only ends in heartbreak
Fun fact: He didn’t invent zero. He simply was willing to part with the idea that the number zero was unholy. People back in the day associated zero with hell.
Who’s the guy with the long beard?
Confucius
Say what?
Don’t worry buddy, atleast one person got the joke
In the bottom right. If they meant the stone guy:
The relief was originally found in the palace of King Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq).
I don’t think there’s a specific Arab scholar credited with coming up with the concept of zero.
They’re saying he has more than 9 girlfriends? I mean, yes, inventing the concept of place value, and the necesary zero, is impressive, but I don’t think he’ll be attracting that many ladies at once!
