Srinivasa Ramanujan Famous As: Mathematician Nationality: Indian Born On: 22 December 1887 AD Born In: Erode Died On: 26 April 1920 AD Place Of Death: Chetput Education: Trinity College‚ Cambridge (1919–1920)‚ University of Cambridge (1914–1919)‚ University of Cambridge (1916)‚ Government Arts College‚ Kumbakonam (1904–1906)‚ Town Higher Secondary School (1904)‚ Pachaiyappa’s College‚ University of Works & Achievements: Ramanujan constant‚ Ramanujan prime‚ Ramanujan
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with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought‚ particularly with science‚ in Western society. Early career Galileo was born in Pisa‚ Italy‚ as the son of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a mathematician and musician. He attended the University of Pisa‚ but was forced to "drop out" for financial reasons. However‚ he was offered a position on its faculty in 1589 and taught mathematics. Soon after‚ he moved to the University of Padua‚ and served
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Secret Mathematician: Sophie Germain Please Don ’t Copy This Exactly! For Information Only. Sophie Germain‚ born to wealthy parents and coming of age during the French Revolution turned to the study of mathematics as a way to cure her boredom. She quickly became a sneaky mathematician hiding her studies first from her parent’s and later from the mentors she most admired and respected. She had to pose as a male to be taken seriously in her studies. As Sophie grew older and fell in love with
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Math-140 Activity 3.2 – Discussion: Pierre de Fermat Great mathematician: Pierre de Fermat The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) was possibly the most productive mathematician of his era‚ making many contributions‚ some of which were to calculus‚ number theory‚ and the law of refraction. While relatively little is known of Fermat ’s early education‚ it is known that he was of Basque origin and received his primary and secondary education at the monastery of
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Prominent African-American Mathematicians Wendy A. Tillman Florida Technical College Jesse Ernest Wilkins‚ Jr. exemplifies and is addressed as one of America’s admirable unorthodox mathematicians. He was portrayed as the University of Chicago’s youngest student at the tender age of thirteen. Wilkins proceeded to his education there‚ earning his bachelor‚ master and doctorate degrees in mathematics. When he finished his Ph.D. at 19‚ he was recognized by the national press
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Difference between a Scientist and a Mathematician A scientist‚ in a broad sense‚ is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense‚ a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature‚ including physical‚ mathematical and social realms. Philosophy
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Henri Poincare (1854-1912) “If nature were not beautiful‚ it would not be worth knowing‚ and if nature were not worth knowing‚ it would not be worth living.” –Henri Poincare Jules Henri Poincare was a famous French mathematician born in Nancy‚ France on April 29‚ 1854. He is known for contributing to works in pure and applied mathematics‚ mathematical physics‚ as well as celestial mathematics. He founded the mathematical theory of dynamical systems‚ or qualitative dynamics and formulated the
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Mini Biography on Destery Smith (Moore) Destery Smith (aka Destery Moore) was born on February 19‚ 1991 in Bakersfield CA. From a young age Destery aspired to be a director in films and now at age 21 he has truly made a name for himself. He has a love for music‚ video games‚ making his own video’s‚ DJing‚ and making techno music and with his love for all of these things‚ he has become famous. He makes youtube videos with his best friend on a channel called DesandNate where they talk about anything and everything
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Contemporary World Issues Biography Paper Boaz 3B By: Jerome Bircumshaw Even to this day some people believe women are not capable of achieving what the male can do. However one women in 1928 changed the image of the face of women forever. Soon to be an American aviator‚ Amelia Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897‚ in Atchison‚ Kansas. She was the daughter of a successful railroad attorney. Because of her father’s occupation‚ Amelia spent her childhood growing up
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Cited: "About Eminem." MTV. Web. 26 Mar 2013. . Lane‚ Stephanie. Eminem. Farmington Hills: Lucent Books‚ 2004. 9-87‚ 96-97. Print. M. L. Elrick. “Eminem’s Dirty Secrets.” Salon.com. Web. 26 March 2013. . Reece‚ Rod. "Eminem - Biography." IMDb. Web. 26 Mar 2013. .
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