Six STEM Tweets

Six tweets that celebrate engineering and all things STEM.

I scroll so you don’t have to.

This is a special issue related to the Fibonacci sequence - where each number is the sum of the preceding two numbers

The sequence is:

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ....

In the US calendar, today - Nov 23 - is 11/23 - that looks like the first 4 numbers of the sequence.

So the day is celebrated as #Fibonacci Day

There’s a lot of interesting connections to this number in real life.

Example: If we take any digit as a mile, the next digit should be very close to mile's value in kilometers. Example: 8 miles are equal to 13 kilometers

Many seed heads, pinecones, fruits and vegetables display spiral patterns that when counted express Fibonacci numbers.

#1 🤯 

Per wikipedia:

The Fibonacci numbers were first described in Indian mathematics as early as 200 BC in work by Pingala on enumerating possible patterns of Sanskrit poetry formed from syllables of two lengths. They are named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci, who introduced the sequence to Western European mathematics in his 1202 book Liber Abaci.

#2 🤯 

#3 🤯 

#4 🤯 

#5 🤯 

#6 🤯 

Another lovely poem inspired by the special sequence of numbers

That’s it for this issue.

Hit ‘reply’ to tell me what you think.

And hit ‘forward’ to share with your friends and family.

Let’s all celebrate science and engineering and curiosity.

Best wishes,

Harshal