
Mathematics
The Elusive Origin of Zero
Who decided that nothing should be something?
Shaharir bin Mohamad Zain is a professor emeritus at the National University of Malaysia. He has served as a research fellow in the Center for Civilizational Dialogue at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.
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