Research Paper On Pythagoras

Pythagoras was born in the islands of Samos, Greece in 569 BC. It has been said that Pythagoras died between 500 BC and 475 BC in Metapontum, Lucania, Italy. There are many different stories as to how Pythagoras died, some say he died fighting for a bean. One of which many say, “contained within it a new view of the cosmos which would infiltrate the crevices of people’s beliefs, insinuating itself into the world and persisting for more than a millennium” (The Death…).
It is not known where Pythagoras attended school during his early childhood. Pythagoras left Samos to go to Egypt in 535 BC to study priest in the temples. Very little is known about his early life. He was very educated and was interested in mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, and music. Many say that he was married to a woman named Theano and had a son named Telauges and a daughter named Damo. However many have said that Theano was one of Pythagoras students and that they never married or had children. Many historic events occurred during his lifetime such as the invasion of Egypt by the Persians. During this time Pythagoras was held prisoner and taken to Babylon. There he met Magoi priests who taught him sacred rights.
Pythagoras is commonly known for his discovery of the “Pythagorean Theorem”. The Pythagorean thereom states that the, “Square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides: c2 = a2 + b2” (Pyhtagorean…). Without Pythagoreas or his invention we would not be able to solve many of our real life situations, such as when you’re buying a television and you need to figure out what size of TV best fits your home. If it was not for Pythagoreas we would not be able to calculate many things. Pythagoras has made it possible to teach the kids how to solve the hypotenuse of a triangle with just a simple