Showing posts with label mathematician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mathematician. Show all posts

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Your bill is over due!


In some places in Europe, you have to pay a licensing fee for your TV or radio. The good thing about this fee is that there's fewer commercials.

However, a German mathematician who died 450 years ago got his bill in the mail saying it was overdue!

Adam Ries (sometimes spelled Reise) has been dead since 1559 received a bill at his former residence which is now a museum to honor the DEAD guy. The museum sent a letter explaining the situation, but instead they received another overdue notice.

Article is here.