OK,  I admit I never was good at abstract math like trigonometry and never grasped geometry. I will also admit I admire people who grasp all the concepts and can interperet it all.

A 15 year old from Virginia, Joseph Rosenfeld was visiting the Museum of Science in Boston.  They have a exhibit called Mathimatica.  Joseph discovered a mathematical flaw that has been on display since 1981 in an equation known as "The Golden Ratio".

The mistake involved a minus(-) sign where a plus(+) sign should have been placed in the math rule.

According to a story reported by  BOSTON.COM, the exhibits content developer Alana Parkes wrote a letter to Joseph acknowledging his discovery.

"An unusual thing about Mathematica is that the whole exhibition is considered an artifact,” Parkes wrote. “This means that decisions about everything in the exhibition requires both Curatorial and Content Development consent (and most things can’t be changed at all). It also means that this mistake has been there for a very long time.”

The Museum is in the process of correcting the error and as a reward the Museum invited the youngster back to check out their latest exhibit "The Science Behind Pixar" which is heavy in math and science, Joseph's passions.

And yes, he wants to return to go to college in Boston, of course at M.I.T.  Sounds like a good fit.

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