FYI -- http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/new-ibm-app-presents-nearly-1000-year... New IBM App Presents Nearly 1,000 Years of Math History By Alexandra Chang April 6, 2012 | 6:30 am | Categories: Miscellaneous Math nerds and historians, it’s time to get excited. Minds of Modern Mathematics, a new iPad app released Thursday by IBM, presents an interactive timeline of the history of mathematics and its impact on society from 1000 to 1960. The app is based on an original, 50-foot-long “Men of Modern Mathematics” installation created in 1964 by Charles and Ray Eames. Minds of Modern Mathematics users can view a digitized version of the original infographic as well as browse through an interactive timeline with more than 500 biographies, math milestones and images of relevant artifacts. IBM hopes that classes and students will use the app, provoking more people to pursue math, science or technology-related educations and jobs. “Careers of the future will rely heavily on creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration — all themes that were core to the ‘Minds of Modern Mathematics’ movement and remain equally relevant today,” Chid Apte, IBM Director of analytics Research and Mathematical Sciences said in a press release. “What better way than a mobile app to reintroduce this timeless classic to inspire a new generation of learners?” Starting from the first French pope to celebrated mathematician John von Neumann, users can see every major math-related event or person in a visually impressive layout. You can tap on an entry to read more about it, and view how math events and math superstars relate in time to other historical events, such as the First Crusade that seizes Jerusalem and the signing of The Declaration of Independence. And in case you (like me) haven’t taken math since high school, the app also includes an “IBM Mathematics Peep Show” of nine 2-minute animated clips that will help you brush up on mathematical concepts like topology and exponents. The Minds of Modern Mathematics app is available for free on the App Store. But if the iPad version isn’t enough, you can always visit the large-scale timeline on display at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY and The Museum of Science in Boston, MA. Alexandra Chang is a Wired.com staff writer. Previously she's worked at Macworld and AllThingsD.com.