1. | Abbot Albert wrote a version of this puzzle ~1240. [5] |
2. | Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia wrote a version of this puzzle in the 1500s. [4] |
3. | In the film Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995), New York City Police Lieutenant John McClane (Bruce Willis) and shopkeeper Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) team up and solve a version of this puzzle to stop a bomb from exploding. |
4. | Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures (2010), by Ian Stewart. |
5. | Rediscovering Mathematics: You Do the Math (2011), by Shai Simonson. |