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Math Week Fun Fact #2 – A Jiffy is a Real Thing

by | Mar 12, 2019 | STEM

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll be there in a jiffy?” It’s not a figure of speech. A jiffy is a real unit of time – 1/100th of a second to be precise. The earliest technical usage was in the late 19th century by Gilbert Newton...

Math Week Fun Fact #1 – The Truth About Zero

by | Mar 11, 2019 | STEM

The number zero does not have its own Roman numeral, but the word nulla (the Latin word meaning “none”) was used by medieval scholars in lieu of 0. Dionysius Exiguus was known to use nulla alongside Roman numerals in 525 AD. Dividing by zero can also get...

National Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

by | Feb 21, 2019 | STEM

Part of National Engineers Week, Feb 21 is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. More women are needed in engineering and all STEM fields. Only 13% of engineers are women Only 26% of computer scientists are women Top 10 Engineering Degrees Female 2016-2017 Mechanical...