Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?!
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Eleanor Abbott invented the beloved game, Candy Land, for children recovering from polio. Abbott sent her game design to Milton Bradley, and in 1949, Candy Land was sold to the public. The game is now available in CD-ROM, can be played on hand-held electronic devices, and has even had many special editions.
One of the first Computer Science Ph.D.'s was earned by a nun. Mary Kenneth Keller earned her place in computer science history: she helped develop BASIC as a grad student, and received a Ph.D. from the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin in June of 1965.
Press Your Luck was a mid-1980s game show that was part quiz show and part “luck.” Contestants played against an illuminated game board that lit up prizes in different patterns, and they could stop it at any time to win the cash or prizes it landed on. Sounds fun!
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Eleanor Abbott invented the beloved game, Candy Land, for children recovering from polio. Abbott sent her game design to Milton Bradley, and in 1949, Candy Land was sold to the public. The game is now available in CD-ROM, can be played on hand-held electronic devices, and has even had many special editions.
One of the first Computer Science Ph.D.'s was earned by a nun. Mary Kenneth Keller earned her place in computer science history: she helped develop BASIC as a grad student, and received a Ph.D. from the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin in June of 1965.
Press Your Luck was a mid-1980s game show that was part quiz show and part “luck.” Contestants played against an illuminated game board that lit up prizes in different patterns, and they could stop it at any time to win the cash or prizes it landed on. Sounds fun!
While filming ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Nicole Kidman fractured her rib. She broke it a second time while trying to fit into a corset. She also tumbled down a flight of stairs and had to subsequently film parts of the move in a wheelchair. Her injuries reportedly cost her the lead role in ‘Panic Room’
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