Quite interesting! Although not the shortest distance, Brachistochrone curve represents the path of least time. There is an interesting story behind this: Bernoulli floated the problem inviting all the mathematicians to solve curve with the least time between two points.https://twitter.com/InertialObservr/status/1153018532369555456 …
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No solution was received until 6 months. Bernoulli extended the timelines by an year and a half, until Newton received the challenge one day. He just took a day to solve the problem, and sent the solution anonymously. Bernoulli saw the solution and quickly understood...
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Not only that, but Bernoulli even recognized it was Newton’s work saying “I could recognize the lion by his roar”
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