Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderFor the people who did not notice, in the "Open Access" tab you can download the PDF of the whole book legally and for free. There is also a second book by the same author which is a bit harder and more comprehensive, and also open access: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/art-insight-science-and-engin...
Follow that up with his slightly more advanced The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering [0]. I feel like these two books plus Art Benjamin's Secrets of Mental Math [1] would put your Fermi calculation abilities on another level. [0] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/art-insight-science-and-engin...
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 576
- Total comments
- 109
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-18 | Street-Fighting MathematicsFirst breakout | alixaxel | 245 | 37 |
| 2019-01-12 | Street-Fighting Mathematics (2010) | tzhenghao | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-06-25 | Street-Fighting MathematicsBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | memexy | 327 | 72 |
| 2022-06-08 | Street-Fighting Mathematics | melling | 2 | 0 |