by Kevin T McEneaney
In prehistoric times Neanderthals,
Erectus, also Homo Sapiens
counted with lines on bones, stones, and cave walls.
They all found numbers to be essential
for trade or calendar calculations.
Numbers evolved from fingers on our hand
and may have been the first words of language.
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Numbers underpin communication
from computers to your daily schedule,
medical testing, grocery shopping.
Civilization is built upon math.
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Through math, we can peer into the cosmos,
and into the unseen atoms of life.
Counting is the longest human story….
