Introducing the Imhotep Blog (Contributors Wanted)

By Emil I Mondoa, M.D. (Culled from JimbiMedia)

You  most likely  do not know the distinguished looking man on the right, but perhaps you should. If you are a Nigerian or English-speaking Cameroonian who has tried to exercise academic excellence, he has influenced you directly or indirectly through people whom he has influenced. He is the legendary Nigerian mathematician, Chike Obi. Growing up, the name Chike Obi was synonymous with superhuman mathematical ability. I did not even believe that he was a real person until my aunt and I went to visit the late Professor Obenson at his office at the University of Lagos. Next door or a few doors down were the magical words: "Professor Chike Obi, Head of Department of Mathematics". I nearly fainted.

The man was real! You must understand, I was and am still in awe of good mathematicians, because my own math has always been mediocre at best. Furthermore, the great man walked in his office as I stood there. As a well-raised African teenager, I did not go disturbing my elders even though I was a fan. Besides, I thought, if he was anything like Dr Bokossa, I did not want to be disturbing his peace.

If you are not a mathematician or admirer of mathematicians like myself, you may never have heard about Fermat's Last Theorem A proof in math is usually an elegant way of explaining a theorem in mathematical terms. Fermat was a 17th Century French mathematician who lost the proof to his theorem, and mathematicians have been trying to discover that proof for over 3 centuries without success. In short, it is the holy grail of mathematics theorems. According to some reports, during his retirement in his 70s, Chike Obi solved Fermat, in a most elegant fashion.

We are launching a new joint blog, www.greatimhotep.com, and we are inviting contributors to the blog. Somebody out there may want to write a little piece about Chike Obi would be a good way to start, because Chike Obi, truly is an African in the mold of Imhotep. However, other contributions are welcome. Please, complete the form below if you wish to be a regular contributor to Imhotep. This blog is not just for Cameroonians, although because we know mostly English-speaking or Southern Cameroonians, they would be the first to take the opportunity.

Comments

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I have thoroughly enjoyed your series on blogging and Cameroonian blogs, and I think Jimbimedia and PickAfrica are onto something realing revolutionary here. Unfortunately, I am a consumer not a producer of written material so I can't be part of Imhotep. But I will definitely spread the word!