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From the History of Maths to the Future of Software
By Sabine Mcneill of 3D Metrics
I do like Qondio's weekly suggestions, but don't necessarily respond. Today I am writing for I have just mentioned to someone else that I researched the history of mathematical thinking back to Greek thinking. Cause I needed to understand why nobody before me has come up with the kinds of thoughts and insights that I have had. I produced a nice mind map but haven't published it yet. It could be a neat project to dig it out and to add links. And as I have to keep my spirit amused while the world tries to grasp what I've come up with, I may very well choose to do so. The essence of historical thinking regarding maths is exactly the same as for programming: using symbols to describe realities. It all starts with letters as building blocks for words in a language, and digits as building blocks for numbers in calculations, and then as "attributes" of measuring units. From this evolved everything we now have as our collective knowledge and the basis for science and technology. However, there are oodles of isolated innovators, poor inventors and private researchers like myself. For what gets financed is a matter of luck, old boys network or any combination thereof. Nowadays the web is an alternative to the kind of inventions that patenting is based on: a better mousetrap than there is on the market. The web allows for new thinking to spread, because information doesn't need to wait for being printed. Distribution is MUCH easier, and informatin can be googled for. Hence there is a renewed interest in mathematical thinking, too. But most schooling and academic teaching doesn't invite for lateral associative or conceptual thinking. Only analysis counts. I have the feeling that conceptual thinking is more natural for us women. But as a former programmer and system analyst, logic and analysis have become equally natural for me. Thinking has been promoted through reading and writing as the core activities in schools and universities. Speaking and learning by heart is not so common. Neither is a good balance between perception and description. And that's how the problems arose: physics has been created to describe the world. Mathematics is there to understand relationships between numbers and quantities. Metrology uses physical measuring units and numbers to count them. But each are separate disciplines, based on the uncertainty principle and creating all sorts of probabilities and error bands. And I've come up with a way of measuring on-screen, without measuring instruments. But it meant going back to Greek thinking where letters and numbers were the same. I continue to be curious to see how my theoretical work will become more FUNCTIONAL on the web and not just visible in websites and blogs. My latest entries are on http://3dmetrics.me.uk and it will be interesting to read the history of 3D Metrics in the future! At least for me. Maybe for a few others, too, given that I trust the Universe knows what it's doing with me and my ideas... Already there is a remarkable stream of data flooding into the web - waiting to be analysed with my tool, once it's not just on my laptop but also on the web. I'll let you know when the day has come, and I wonder what Qondio's buzzword will be for that week!
I studied maths and computing in Germany, worked as a software diagnostician at CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) in Geneva and became an event organiser and online activist. During the last 13 years I practised "software-aided thinking" and came up with astonishing insights that have to be expressed as software. That's my innovation to science, through technology!
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Data in Vertical Layers and "Visual 3D"
   
Five time series with Excel
Thirteen time series with Excel
Five time series visualized by my prototype
Thirteen time series visualized by my prototype
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Your work is amazing, Sabine!
I'm not sure that I'll ever reach the plateau to use your information, but it is a wonderful read.
Thank you for sharing'
Best to you.
Frederick
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How nice of you to say so, Frederick! Thanks a Lot! Good to get good feedback! S
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