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The 5th Century’s Human Computer; Zu Chongzhi
Zu Chongzhi (祖冲之) had a thing for circles. In fact, he knew his way around an ellipse better possibly than gravity itself.
Such was the extent of Zu’s influence, this Great Nanjinger had parks, roads and schools named after him. Commemorative silver coins have even been struck in his image. Above us in the heavens, Zu’s name has been given to asteroids and craters.
And as we will see, the modern automobile industry owes him a debt of gratitude too.
Zu was the mathematician of his day, but he also had a keen interest in natural science and literature, philosophy and astronomy. In retrospect, we might today describe Zu as the essential link between mathematics and astronomy.
Born in 429 CE, when Nanjing went by the name of Jiankang, Zu’s ancestral home was Xishui County in Hebei Province. The family settled in our neck of the woods after an en-masse migration brought on by the outbreak of war.
With his grandfather a master of civil engineering and a family involved in astronomical research, Zu’s exposure to astronomy and mathematics brought about in him a love for numbers.
Yet, he was also a revolutionary thinker who wished not to blindly accept conclusions of the ancients. His talent earned him much
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