transmission

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essay draft 2026-07-30 · history-of-mathematics, disability, blindness, notation, transmission

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A notation disperses beyond its inventor only after a formal event — publication or institutionalization — not through casual person-to-person contact

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-09 · history-of-notation, hci, notation, transmission, general-theory
Why do blind mathematicians' private notation systems seem not to transmit between them, while their methods and mentorship do?

capture promoted 2026-09-08 · history-of-mathematics, disability, blindness, notation, transmission
Louis Antoine explained his working method in person to the younger blind mathematician Bernard Morin — a documented counter-example to the claim that blind mathematicians' methods never transmit between them

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-07-11 · history-of-mathematics, disability, blindness, topology, transmission
Abraham Nemeth kept his braille math code secret until a colleague's unplanned request for a table of integrals forced its disclosure — a documented mechanism for why private notation stays private by default

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-07-11 · history-of-mathematics, disability, blindness, assistive-technology, braille-mathematics
Why do blind mathematicians' private notation systems seem not to transmit between them, while their methods and mentorship do?

question open 2026-07-11 · history-of-mathematics, disability, blindness, notation, transmission