Math Prof. Enrique González-Velasco believes you can learn a lot about math by looking at its roots. His latest scholarly work takes a deep dive into the contributions of the influential mathematician ...

There was a time not so long ago when calculators weren’t standard equipment for computations. The log() button did not exist, and some math had to be done by hand. John Napier and his logarithm ...

“This picture was taken Oct. 10, 2010, right before we were ambushed.” -- John Napier The name John Napier may be familiar to those who followed the Vancouver Olympics. The Vermont National Guard ...

Olympian John Napier grew up in a household where bobsledding was a family affair. "I'm a kid that grew up at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid at the age of 8," he says. "Both my parents were ...

SCHENECTADY — Olympic bobsledder and soldier John Napier is giving up the sport to pursue another dream — earning a spot in an elite military unit, the Schenectady native told the Times Union on ...

John Napier was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who usually gets the credit for inventing logarithms. But his contributions to simplifying mathematics and building shorthand ...

John Napier was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who usually gets the credit for inventing logarithms. But his contributions to simplifying mathematics and building shorthand ...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- Missouri Southern State director of athletics Jared Bruggeman has announced that John Napier will be the new head coach. Narpier will officially begin his duties at Southern in January.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. The Olympic bobsled pilot John Napier did not take any practice runs Thursday in advance of this weekend’s World Cup races here. Early that morning, he sent a text message to his ...