What Was the First Museum?

What Was the First Museum?

ByFabien

Since when do we put our history in public places for the world to visit against a little fee? You go to the museum to learn about the past, but it occurred to me recently that museums are now a creation of the past and I didn’t know why they were created in the first place.

What Is The Meaning of a Museum?

It was in ancient Greece that the word “museum” first appeared. Its origins can be traced back to the Ancient Greek word “mouseion,” which referred to a location or temple honoring the nine Greek mythological Muses, goddesses of the humanities and sciences. Music, poetry, dancing, and philosophy were just a few of the intellectual endeavors that the Muses were thought to protect and inspire.

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Who Invented the Word Meme?

Who Invented the Word Meme?

ByFabien

Even if they are ubiquitous now, memes still need to be explained. I mean, some people still don’t know what a meme is—mostly people of a certain age. We may think—by that I mean that I thought—memes are still a recent concept, but it turns out it’s not the case at all.

Where did the word meme come from?

Being a word, we mostly use in connection with Internet content, it’s almost surprising that it found its origin in science—and not in some obscure pop culture of the ’80s.

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Who Invented Algorithm?

Who Invented Algorithm?

ByFabien

Nowadays, everybody seems to know what an algorithm is. I personally got a diploma in computer science, so I learned some things about algorithms, how to write them, to use them… But nothing about the history of the concept.

Who First Invented Algorithm?

Before answering, let’s make something clear: what is an algorithm? The Cambridge Dictionary defined the word as such:

A set of mathematical instructions or rules that, especially if given to a computer, will help to calculate an answer to a problem.

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Who Invented the Word Nerd?

Who Invented the Word Nerd?

ByFabien

Being a French, I’m sometimes a little confused about some English words. It’s not surprising, in every language, people just invent new words all the time. I’m also regularly confused when I’m listening to French people talking.

I started this blog as an exercise to just be better at writing in English. It makes sense that I’m starting to look into the vocabulary field. Let’s start with a weird one:

Who Created the Word Nerd?

In France, because of our frequent contact with American culture, we have adopted words like Geeks and Nerds, kind of. I suppose that The Big Bang Theory is also popular here.

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