UKGUY:
What annoys me is that Greg thinks that everyone Polish is genetically "better" than others.
"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made".
~ Albert Einstein (German Physicist)
also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_mathematiciansedit!
Note:
"Rejewski tackled the problem of finding the wiring of the rotors. To do this, he pioneered the use of pure mathematics in cryptanalysis. Previous methods had largely exploited linguistic patterns and the statistics of natural-language texts — letter-frequency analysis. Rejewski, however, applied techniques from group theory — theorems about permutations — in his attack on Enigma"
"There are three historical roots of group theory: the theory of
algebraic equations,
number theory and
geometry"
"The
origins of algebra can be traced to the
ancient Babylonians,[2] who developed an advanced arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algebraic fashion."
"Mathematicians in India were interested in finding integral solutions of Diophantine equations since the Vedic era. I
n India, Jaina mathematicians developed the earliest systematic theory of numbers from the 4th century BC to the 2nd century CE. "
"The earliest recorded
beginnings of geometry can be traced to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the
Indus Valley from around 3000 BC."
I rest my case