Hippasus leaked the dodecahedron secret and died at sea — on publishing math
patience_cave · x · 2026-09-22
In a discussion about whether mathematical results should be released, patiencecave cites history: Hippasus published the construction of the dodecahedron, which was meant to be a Pythagorean secret, and died at sea. The author says he doesn't fully get the hesitancy — it seems irresponsible not to release mathematics — but is all for publication.
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