Iraqi teen figures out 300-year-old math problem

BTW it is not just Algebra...Iraqis or old Sumerians invented Sexagesimal (base 60) numerical system and square root of 2. Sumer was the birthplace of writing, the wheel, agriculture, the arch, the plow, irrigation and many other things.

Some people are highly intelligent, much more so than everyone around them. However, I have a feeling that a lot of these types of stories are not entirely true.. Think about it, lets just pretend that this kids father for example was the actual person whom solved the problem.. People would be like 'ohh thats cool...he solved it, nice'. However, if a 16 year old solves it, everyones like "OMG that kids a genius and he's from the middle east...they are so much smarter than American kids...'..and it becomes a much, much bigger deal. Idk. Maybe I just wish I was that intelligent ;)

The kid is probably saying "NEXT"

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Congratulations to him! Wow, only 16 years old!

people need to remember the Iraqis ancients invented algebra, and as far as that goes it is also where the old testimate originated as catholic good 'ol GOD belief.

"And how many geniuses died under Saddam?"

I'm not sure even Saddam managed to kill as many Iraqis as Bush in so little time.

Good for him :) young ones keep going :).

Mikeysfake1 said:

"For real? And how many geniuses died under Saddam?"

With those old weapons of mass destruction we gave him while he was shaking hands with George Bush senior? Yeah, well, Saddam was an amateur and a moron. You want to see real killing, look at the body count from our non single payer, "just say no to illness" health care system. 20,000 to 30,000 a year according to recent body counts. You go America.

And beer sales are down. Those dirty commie wine drinkers.

"oh where, or where could Asama have gone? oh where, oh where could he be?" (set to a popular children's tune)

Decline and fall baby. Remember, Christ was not a fiend of Rome.

Captain B

I've been puzzled by this math problem for years. It's wonderful that someone has solved it. Where's the proof? What isn't anyone showing the PROOF??

Not surprising considering algebra was discovered first in that exact region, and they saved the remaining scrolls of Alexandria after the crusades and the dark ages. Of course, they're the savages though. Imagine what they could do if they had an infrastructure?

Math. fun.

Wonder how many geniuses we bombed out of existence in old Iraq before they could find another math solution or cure for cancer or whatever? Did this in Christ's name, did we? Yeah, I'm sure when Christ returns it will be in a tank or flying a fighter plane. Yeah, that was his style.

Religion, like math and politics should not be left in the hands of the de-evolving masses. Just not enough gray matter there to cope.

Think I'll turn on the Simpson reruns and shove a broom handle in my ear.

Captain B.

genius ......what the hell? hasnt everyone noticed that its the people who WORK HARD TILL THEIR ASSES BLEED THAT DO WELL! this kid may not be a genius but he sure as hell deserves this . if your an american parent . do your kids a favor and teach them this lesson "GIT er done" , stop procrastiinating , and last but not least , MATH WILL NOT KILL YOU SHAKESPEARE WILL!

genuis kinda shit...

what a genius!!!!! Hands down and kness on ground to u mate...

I need batteries for my caculator. D Cell- it is an old model.

great post retro_Syl...we need more of this kind of news. thanks for sharing it!

Well where are the American brains. We have no or at least very few intelligent people in America, that is why we are in such a mess. But if Bill Gates has his way he will import some brains from China and Asia to fill in for the vacuum created here. Look at our labs and pharmacies the orientals are the geniuses working with American partners. And who won this years spelling Bee? And from the comments above we do in fact lack the necessary tools to act like civil beings.

oh and at SPANKY07:

its people like you that create giant problems for the rest of the world.

fundamentalism and religious indoctrination are the roots of terrorism, and right now my friend, you are practicing both.

Iraqis and Persians are not the same thing... Iranians are Persians.

People from Iraq are a mix of multiple ethnic groups, which may include some offshoots from what was once Persia, but to say:

"Not surprising The Persians have always bin good math students"

Well, its just wrong for so many reasons.

The Iraqui's invented Algebra so this is just keeping with thier knowledge. These people never were dumb and made many contributions to society. Congratulations to him.

I thought he might have found an elementary proof for Fermat's Last Theorem when I read the caption. My heart skipped a beat, since I'm very close to completing that proof.

I smell inspiration for Sumdog II

Damn. I was planning to tackle this problem while riding home tonight on the bus. I can't believe this kid beat me to it. Well done, young man, well done.

You do remember this is why we invaded right? Bush found out that Algebra was founded in Iraq. lets face it numbers and Bush weren't the best of friends.

Get him to work on the trans-warp beaming technology at once!

congrats to him. math isnt my forte and I have nooooo idea WHAT he did lol

Not surprising The Persians have always bin good math students. But I don’t understand how the Pythagorean Theorem is used in the Bernoulli equation.

Are you serious, tbow? If so, could he have taken the solution from the 'Net and claimed it as his own? Or can you tell if he arrived at the solution from a different perspective or something?

i don't mean to rain on his parade but the problem had already been solved...

Man I wish I understood what the hell this was about.

wow

Altoumaimi, the next Einstein?

That's quite an accomplishment for a 16 year old.