Square and cube numbers are special sequences of numbers that are linked to the property of the shape they are named after. A square number relates to the area of a square. A cube number relates to ...

It is 1729. Discovered by mathemagician Srinivas Ramanujan, 1729 is said to be the magic number because it is the sole number which can be expressed as the sum of the cubes of two different sets of ...

Read: Rubik’s Cube in numbers His life-changing idea arrived when he was in his late 20s, a young professor still living at home with his parents. Starting off with just chunks of wood and rubber ...