Quote of the Day by Pythagoras: In one of his quotes, Pythagoras, whose intellectual pursuits extended beyond mathematics, said before you say yes or no, think about how it will affect your future.

Although Pythagoras is best known for developing the theorem that bears his name, his influence and significance go far beyond his contributions in mathematics. He was not only a mathematician but ...

ROBERT P. CREASE is a professor in the philosophy department at Stony Brook University, a historian at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and a columnist for Physics World. This is adapted from an ...

Pythagoras (570-500 BC) was born on the island of Samos in what is now Greece. On the advice of Thales of Miletus, he travelled to Memphis in Egypt where he came into contact with priests renowned for ...