/lit/ - Literature

~2500 years ago:

Math: a^2+b^2=c^2
Physics: Any object, wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
Philosophy: ZOMG WHY ARE WE HERE? O_o

~1000 years ago:

Math: Solution of cubic equations, Pascal's triangle.
Physics: Concepts of inertia and momentum discovered.
Philosophy: ZOMG WHY ARE WE HERE? O_o

~200 years ago:

Math: Use of complex numbers and non-euclidean geometry starts to become common.
Physics: Newtonian physics, conservation of momentum and energy.
Philosophy: ZOMG WHY ARE WE HERE? O_o

Present day:

Math: Proofs of Poincare's conjecture, Fermat's Last Theorem. Serious attacks on problems like P=NP.
Physics: String theory, study of quantum structures.
Philosophy: ZOMG WHY ARE WE HERE? O_o