Tag: ancient scripts

  • The Architect Who Cracked Linear B—and the Clues That Could Unlock the Indus Script

    The Architect Who Cracked Linear B—and the Clues That Could Unlock the Indus Script

    The decipherment of Linear B was not a solitary miracle but the result of Arthur Evans’s observations, Alice Kober’s rigorous structural analysis, Michael Ventris’s testable insight and John Chadwick’s linguistic verification. This account explains how Kober’s inflectional patterns and Ventris’s syllabic grid transformed mysterious signs into readable Mycenaean Greek. It also corrects the misconception that…

  • The Poetry of Algebra: How India Contributed to the Logic of Indeterminate Equations

    The Poetry of Algebra: How India Contributed to the Logic of Indeterminate Equations

    This blog post explores the contributions of ancient Indian mathematicians Bhaskara, Brahmagupta, and Aryabhata to algebra, highlighting their work on indeterminate equations. It emphasizes the poetic beauty of algebra and its enduring legacy, connecting historical mathematical innovations to modern technology and the development of computers in India.