mathematics

It was an escape, and Follett packed it with as much detail as possible, including its own system of mathematics, its own language — Farksoo — and its own alphabet.

By merging mathematics with biology, researchers are beginning to uncover new layers of insight into one of humanity's oldest mysteries: how existence itself began.

"They have three days of learning in reading, mathematics and writing, but this is far from a formal education as we know it," he added.

Born in 1922 in China's eastern Anhui province, he was the oldest of five children and raised on the campus of Tsinghua University where his father was a professor of mathematics.

At the same time, the feats of Mr. Goddio and company—accomplished through a combination of mathematics, historical hunches and old-fashioned deep-sea diving—will keep a viewer afloat.