Super Stellar Friday: Pythagoras & the Roots of Geometry

July 2020
"Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent: Pythagoras, his namesake theorem, and its various proofs"
In ancient Greece, a cult-like group followed their leader in study, prayer, and devotion to numbers, believing they had mystical and spiritual qualities. While this sounds like it could be the basis for the next Indiana Jones movie, it’s actually the source of everyone’s favorite high school geometry concept! In this presentation, learn about the mathematician Pythagoras and his Brotherhood of Pythagoreans, the theorem named for him, and the different ways it’s been shown to be true.