Top-notch articles published this month, in the subject category: Science, Math. From Helioza.com, where writers earn 50% of the advertising revenue for their pages. en-us 20 Mar 2007 19:03:00 MST http://www.helioza.com John Warner Backus, born December 3, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at his home in Ashland, Oregon. All computer users and the public in general owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Backus' efforts that paved the way to our modern computing systems. http://www.helioza.com/Directory/Science/Math/US-computer-scientist-and-FORTRAN-developer-John-W-Backus-dead-at-82-4.php 20 Mar 2007 13:48:01 MST http://www.helioza.com/Directory/Science/Math/US-computer-scientist-and-FORTRAN-developer-John-W-Backus-dead-at-82-4.php What is the ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter? The answer: Eskimo Pi. http://www.helioza.com/Directory/Science/Math/Mathematical-conversions-that-make-sense-4.php 23 Feb 2007 16:11:20 MST http://www.helioza.com/Directory/Science/Math/Mathematical-conversions-that-make-sense-4.php