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Born: March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire

Died: April 18, 1955 (at age 76) in Princeton, New Jersey
Nationality: German
Famous For: Father of the Atomic Age.
Many contributions to science that transformed the modern world Awards:
Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), Time Magazine’s Person of the Century
(1999) Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist, is remembered for his
theories on nuclear power, and his revolutionary concept concerning nature
of light. Nonetheless, his innovative ideas were misunderstood and he was
regularly criticized for his involvement in politics as well as social issues.
He has made significant contributions to the field of mathematics, physics,
and science.
Born: March 31, 1596, in La Haye en Touraine, Kingdom of France
Died: Feb 11, 1650 (at age 53), in Stockholm, Swedish Empire
Nationality: French
Famous For: Developing the Cartesian coordinate system
René Descartes was a French mathematician, philosopher, and writer that
spent nearly all of his adult life living in the Dutch Republic. He is viewed
as the inventor of modern-day philosophy and his Meditations on First
Philosophy is still required text for many philosophy departments. He is
very well-known for his philosophical declaration, “I think; therefore I
am.”
Born: 1445 in Sansepulcro, Tuscany, Italy
Died: June 19, 1517, locatino unknown
Nationality: Italian
Famous For: The Father of Modern Accounting
Luca Pacioli was an Italian accountant and mathematician. He developed
the field of accounting, and he is sometimes referred to as its father. He
also collaborated with Leonardo da Vinci, teaching him mathematics,
and may have worked with him on a book of chess strategy. Pacioli’s
occupation was that of a Franciscan friar. He is sometimes known as
Luca di Borgo in recognition of his town of birth, Borgo Sansepolcro.
Born: March 23, 1882, in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Died: April 14, 1935 (at age 53), in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Nationality: German
Famous For: Formulating Noether’s theorem
Soon after arriving in Gottingen in 1915, Emmy created Noether’s
Theorem. She also accumulated a following of students known as
“Noether’s Boys.” In 1928, she decided to accept a teaching position
in Moscow at Moscow State University. During her time there, she
taught classes and contributed to the Galois theory through research
and studying. In 1933, Germany was taken over by the Nazis coming
into power, and that is when all Jews were to be pushed out of the
Universities. Her brother, Fritz, then moved to Siberia and she
decided to move to the United States to become a teacher at Bryn
Mawr College.
Born: Dec 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire,
England
Died: March 20, 1727 (at age 84), in Kensington, Middlesex, England,
Great Britain
Nationality: English
Famous For: Newton’s method for estimating roots of a function Isaac
Newton is one of the most celebrated and recognized mathematicians
and physicists in world history. Known for his discovery of gravity,
Newton remains to this day a very influential figure from the Age of
Enlightenment. Newton went on to publish a very influential work
titled The Principia and it centered on infinitesimal calculus in
geometric form. His work on cubicle curves in relation to the Euclidean
plane was quite revolutionary for its time. As with his other studies, the
work set the stage for amazing inroads in math and science when others
built upon the groundwork he created.
Born: c. 1170 in Italy
Died: c. 1250 (at about age 80)
Nationality: Italian
Famous For: Fibonnaci Numbers
Leonardo Pisano Bigollo was an Italian mathematician. He is usually
better known by his nickname, Fibonacci, and is considered to be
among the foremost European mathematicians of the medieval era. He
was instrumental in bringing the widespread use of Arabic numerals
to the West. The Fibonacci number sequence is named after him,
although he merely referenced it rather than devising it himself.
During the last few years of the 12th century, Fibonacci undertook a
series of travels around the Mediterranean. At this time, the world’s
most prominent mathematicians were Arabs, and he spent much time
studying with them. In about 1200, he returned home to Italy, and two
years later he published his book, Liber Abaci. This work, whose title
translates as the Book of Calculation, was extremely influential in that
it popularized the use of the Arabic numerals in Europe, thereby
revolutionizing arithmetic and allowing scientific experiment and
discovery to progress more quickly.
Born: c. 570 BC in on the island of Samos
Died: c. 495 BC (at about age 75) in Metapontum
Nationality: Greek
Famous For: Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician known for formulating the
Pythagorean Theorem. He was also a philosopher who taught that
numbers were the essence of all things. He associated numbers with
virtues, colors, music and other qualities. He also believed that the
human soul is immortal and after death it moves into another living
being, sometimes an animal.
Born: c. 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily
Died: c. 212 BC (at about age 75) in Syracuse, Sicily
Nationality: Greek
Famous For: Accurate calculation for pi
Archimedes was a great mathematician born in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy,
in 287 BC. He is revered as one of the three greatest mathematicians of
all time alongside Carl Gauss and Sir Isaac Newton. Archimedes
focused primarily on the discipline of geometry, and he was also a
renowned inventor and engineer. He created formulations for such
mathematical accomplishments as a formula to measure the area of a
circle. This was done using a system he created called using
infinitesimals. This is quite similar to modern day integral calculus.
Archimedes also created a formula that enabled him to determine the
volume of a solid or the volume of an item of irregular shape.
Additionally, he was able to discover the precise value of pi and create
a formula for determining the volume of a sphere. His formulas are still
in use today.
Born: June 19, 1623, in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Died: Aug 19, 1662 (at age 39) in Paris, France
Nationality: French
Famous For: Pascal’s Calculators
Born in France in 1623, Blaise Pascal was the third child and only son
of Étienne Pascal. His father did not believe in the French school
system so he opted to homeschool his son. Ironically, the one subject
that Pascal did not learn was mathematics. His father did not want his
son to learn the subject until he was 15. Pascal’s most famous work
from the time period would be The Treatise on the Arithmetical
Triangle, which was an innovative study into the triangle that would
set the stage for a great deal of geometric revelations in the future.
Born: Unknown, probably in Greece
Died: Unknown
Nationality: Greek
Famous For: Euclidean Geometry
Euclid was a Greek mathematician, known as Euclid of Alexandria,
and often referred to as the “Father of Geometry.” In Greek, his
name means “Good Glory,” as Euclid is the anglicized version of the
Greek name. He is famous for the treatise Elements, which is
considered to catalog and place much of Greek mathematics on a
firm foundation. Considered one of the most influential works in the
history of mathematics, Euclid’s work was the main textbook for
teaching mathematics up until the 20th century. In Elements, the
author deduced some geometrical principles based on a small set of
axioms. Other themes approached in his work include conic sections,
perspective, number theory, spherical geometry and rigor.