Comments on: FTOTW ending Jan 20, 2007 – $MM, Yahoo, Martin Luther King Jr., Mukesh Ambani…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:09:00 +0000

Archana,

You are right. But this Sciam article is questioning the invention of zero. If this article is correct, zero was invented atleast 1000 years before it was used in India. The decimal system, as far as I know did originate in India but it is dated around 6th century AD. I need to some research on this.

Kesava,

interesting analogy. I think Mukesh’s idea of first enhancing the purchasing power of the farmers and then selling them stuff is brilliant.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:47:00 +0000

A recent ACM cover story on services science had this line….If ‘The Graduate’ were shot today, the line would have been,’there is great future in services’.
Thats almost exactly what Mukesh is doing with agriculture.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:45:00 +0000

We cannot have a decimal system without 0, right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:25:00 +0000

Archana,

Good question. from what i know the decimal system was invented in India. This article is talking about the invention of zero alone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:19:00 +0000

I thought the decimal system with base 10 itself was invented by Indians. Does this mean this system was invented by Sumerians?