Recorde is considered the founder of the English school of mathematical writers, and was the first English writer on arithmetic, geometryand astronomy. Recorde was the first mathematician to introduce algebra in England. Most of his works were...

Robert Recorde (1510-1558), the founder of the English school of mathematics, introduced algebra into England; he is also given credit for the introduction of the equals sign. Robert Recorde was born in Wales. For a time, he taught mathematics at...

1510-1558 Welsh-English Mathematician Robert Recorde introduced the "equals" symbol (=) to mathematical notation, and greatly advanced mathematical education in the British Isles. Not only was he the first to write on arithmetic,...

Robert Recorde (c. 1510 – 1558) was a Welsh physician and mathematician. He introduced the "equals" sign (=) in 1557. A member of a respectable family of Tenby, Wales, he entered the University of Oxford in about 1525, and was elected a fellow of...

A summary of media-related cases handled by Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. In examining the legal career of Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr., it is not easy to discern his thoughts on First Amendment, free press and freedom of...

THE TENURE OF John G. Roberts Jr. as a judge has been brief and not terribly illuminating about what his work would be like as a member of the Supreme Court. Democrats can thank their own obstructionism for this lack of clarity. Judge Roberts...

That John Roberts is bright, personable, Catholic and a devoted father is significant, but less important than how he will vote. The Democrats ought not to give him a pass. His nomination is far more important than the nominations of Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia...

That John Roberts is bright, personable, Catholic and a devoted father is significant, but less important than how he will vote. The Democrats ought not to give him a pass. His nomination is far more important than the nominations of Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia...