Humans, for the most part, count in chunks of 10 — that’s the foundation of the decimal system. Despite its near-universal adoption, however, it’s a completely arbitrary numbering system that emerged ...

A book classification system for libraries that was created by Melvil Dewey in the 1870s and copyrighted in 1876. Used to this day in thousands of libraries worldwide, mostly for non-fiction content, ...

To find a favorite book in Elgin’s Rakow Branch library, 6-year-old Rina Teglia marched straight to the “Ready to Read” section and picked out “Bathtime for Biscuit.” While she was at it, a nearby ...

Students will come to learn Indian contributions to key mathematical systems and how important they were to the advancement of civilization. Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for ...

Celebrate the birthday of Melville Dewey on #NationalDeweyDecimalSytemDay. Source: Pixabay The inventor of the Dewey Decimal System of library classification, Melville Dewey, was born on 10 December ...