: About Me

Happily married since 1983, I live, work, and raise my children in Southern California.

My passion is ...

my children.

I know too much about ...

sleepless nights.

My parents always told me ...

I would pay for this when I had children.

My childhood ambition ...

to beat my dad in chess and outrace my cousin on my bike.

My favorite memory ...

is impossible to pick, but no doubt involves my wife, a beach, and love.

Why I write ...

to relieve stress.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

a non fiction book of some sort and maybe the Closer.

My first job ...

was delivering papers for the Los Angeles Times and the San Bernardino Daily Sun.

My best moment ...

was either when my wife said yes or the birth of my children.

My inspiration ...

comes from many sources and wonderful people.

Sciences > Mathematics Al Karaji: A biography

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Al Karaji enjoyed fame as a mathematician and engineer in his lifetime. Born around 980, he died in 1030. Some dispute exists as to whether his actual name was al-Karaji or al-Karkhi. If his name was al-Karanji, then he is likely from the city of Karaj in Iran. However, if his name was al-Karkhi, then Karkh is a suburb of Baghdad and he likely came from Iraq. The consensus among scholars leans in favor of al-Karaji as the correct name, which would make him a Persian from Iran. His full name may have been Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Karaji. In any event, we do know that al-Karaji...

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