Popular science

Its hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centered around commerce and money, and it is the only language that is the same the world over.

We may remember their equations and discoveries from school, but do we remember who the men behind the maths were?

For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things start to sound too technical, I Used to Know That: General Science is here to remind you of everything youve forgotten or should have learned.