Peter Lax

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Peter Lax, 2005.

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The magnificent Dohany Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary.

5 Notable Buildings in Hungary

bunch of numbers

Unusual Counting Systems

number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Peter Lax: Media

Hungarian-American mathematician

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Peter Lax, 2005.

Peter Lax, 2005.

New York University—The Abel Prize/The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

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