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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2025 · 21 MIN

Episode 25 - Philo of Byzantium -

from The Mathematicians Podcast · host Ben Cornish

Grab your ventriloquist dummies and your gimbles, as we catapult ourselves into a story about the worlds first mathematical engineer. If you thought Leonardo Da Vinci was pretty metal, well you're about to meet the 'wood and papyrus' version. It's Philo of Byzantium.   In an exciting new segment of the 'Episode Show Notes', may I present an unappealing list of hashtags for the Search Engine Optimisation: #MathHistory #MathsHistory #AncientMath #AncientMaths #PhiloOfByzantium #GreekMathematics #HistoryOfMath #HistoryOfMaths #AncientScience #EngineeringHistory #ByzantineScience #MathematicalHeritage #SciencePodcast #MathPodcast #MathsPodcast #AncientEngineers #PhiloTheEngineer #MechanicsHistory #HellenisticScience #InventionHistory #MathAndMachines #MathsAndMachines #GreekInventors #MathematicsThroughTime #FromPhiloToPhysics   The music was: "Danse Macabre - Finale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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