mathematics
Australia
Greek Center’s Open Seminar: ‘Two Greek Giants of 20th Century Mathematics’
It is widely accepted that during ancient times Greeks played an important role in the development of mathematics. Although most modern day Greek mathematicians are not as famous as Pythagoras, Archimedes or Euclid, their contribution to mathematics is still...
Education
Greek Student Accepted to Harvard on Full-Scholarship
Philippos-Ilarion Sytilidis, a student from Thessaloniki, northern Greece has received a full scholarship to attend Harvard University, amounting to 69,000 dollars per year for four years. Philippos, who is currently in his last year of high school, will major...
Ancient Greece
Eudoxus of Cnidus: The Man Who Changed Geometry
Eudoxus, born in Cnidus, Asia Minor, was one of the most important scholars of ancient Greece. He was a great mathematician who helped in the development of geometry and the first scholar to ever connect it with other sciences such...
Greece
Rhodes Schoolboy Wins Maths Olympiad
A schoolboy from Rhodes, Athinagoras Skiadopoulos, has won the gold metal at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2014 in Pleven, Bulgaria with a perfect score of 40/40.
The Greek team in total won two gold metals, three bronze and one honorable citation...