Polish Children’s Program
We’re Living Longer!
We’re living longer thanks to medical science as it has been developing over the millennium. In ancient times, mankind was helpless in the face of illness and injury, especially in the case of epidemics. The Plague or Black Death of 14th Century Europe wiped out one third of the population, while Spanish influenza in 1918 […]
Polish Mathematics in World Science
In the last issue of the Forum, we published the first part of this history of mathematics in Poland. The article below continues the topic with a description of the influence of Polish mathematics on world science. In any discussion of mathematics in Poland, one has to mention Professor J. Łukasiewicz, who created multi-valued logic. […]
Replacing the Face?
When plastic surgery comes to mind, people normally think of some minor improvements in the overall appearance. We recognize that the surgeon can improve the shape of our nose, and make our face look better. However, in more serious situations when the face has been badly deformed as a result of illness or accident, the […]
Polish Engineer Revolutionizes the Jet Engine
One day towards the end of last year, I read in the Plain Dealer that Professor Wiesław Binienda, Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Akron, was recognized by NASA for his achievements in the area of composite materials and their application to jet engines. At first, I did not recognize the […]