Richard Gunderman

Indiana University

Latest articles by Richard Gunderman

A Mobius strip

150 Years Ago, Mobius Discovered Weird One-Sided Objects. Here's Why They're So Cool.

By David Gunderman, Richard Gunderman published

Opinion The inventor of the brain-teasing Möbius strip died 150 years ago, but his creation continues to spawn new ideas in mathematics.

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Flu patients are treated at Iowa State University in a gymnasium converted into a hospital during the influenza epidemic of 1918.

People Still Believe These 10 Myths About the Spanish Flu

By Richard Gunderman published

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Joseph Fourier's tomb

Famous Mathematician Joseph Fourier Would Have Been 250 Today. Here's Why He Matters

By Richard Gunderman, David Gunderman published

Opinion Fourier's discoveries can still be felt in modern-day radiology, climate science and physics.

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Nikola Tesla produces artificial lightning in his laboratory at Colorado Springs (1899-1900).

Nikola Tesla: The Extraordinary Life of a Modern Prometheus

By Richard Gunderman published

Opinion The 75th anniversary of Tesla's death on Jan. 7 provides a timely opportunity to review the life of a man who came from nowhere yet became world famous.

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