The African Origin of Mathematics | The African Origin Of - Episode 02

In this video we look at the African origin of mathematics.

This video is dedicated to Niousere Kalala Omotunde. May his great soul rest in peace. His knowledge is what inspired this series of videos in the first place. I will forever be grateful to have come across the works of this great mind.

Thank You great teacher, Kalala. Your message was heard and understood. Your words live on forever in the mind and hearts of your students.

N.K. OMOTUNDE video’s (PLEASE GO WATCH THEM)
NK Omotunde on the Ishango bone:
   • NK OMOTUNDE  Les secrets de l'Artefact d'I...  
NK Omotunde on African mathematics:
   • NK OMOTUNDE Mathématiques africaines & Pe...  
NK Omotunde on the Blombos cave:
   • NK OMOTUNDE - Blombos Berceau des Sciences...  

NK Omotunde’s books (for those who can read French):
1) Le Papyrus d'Ahmès: https://www.anyjart-edition.fr/magazi...
2) La philosophie africaine :
https://www.anyjart-edition.fr/philos...
3) L'Afrique noire berceau de la médecine et de la chirurgie :
https://www.anyjart-edition.fr/scienc...

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Some YouTube videos worth checking out

From Nothing on African divination:
1) Binary Code in an African Religion:    • Binary Code in an African Religion  
2) 12,000 Year Old Computer Code in Africa:
   • 12,000 Year Old Computer Code in Africa  

BBC: Ancient math of Ethiopia amazing method of Mathematics calculation:
   • Ancient math of Ethiopia amazing method of...  


My references
Civilization or Barbarism – p231, Africa’s Contribution: Science – Egyptian Mathematics, by Cheikh Anta Diop
Nature study: An abstract drawing from the 73,000-year-old levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa (https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...)
Wikipedia article: The history of mathematics
Wikipedia article: The Lebombo bone
Wikipedia article: The Blombos cave
Wikipedia article: The Ishango bone
Study on the Ishango from

Wikipedia article: The Rhind papyrus
Article on Thomas Fuller the greatest human calculator:
1) https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk...
2) http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/speci...
Article on the African origin to Binary code:
https://issuu.com/lukerobertmason/doc...

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