19 May 2009 fzort   » (Journeyer)

Looks like there's a movie coming out about Hypatia of Alexandria, the 4th century Greek mathematician and astronomer who, unfortunately, is less famous for her actual works than for being torn to pieces by a Christian lynch mob led by pious bishop Cyril (who would later become Saint Cyril).

I'd be ecstatic if the movie showed mathematics, but the synopsis at Wikipedia suggests that the odds of that happening are slim. Still, I'm all for movies about martyrs of reason. There's a trailer.

Speaking of mathematics, Wolfram Alpha is out.

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