Hero of Alexandria Born: c. 10 AD Died: c. 70 AD Cause of death: unspecified Gender: Male Religion: Pagan Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Mathematician Nationality: Ancient Rome Executive summary: Metrica Hero of Alexandria (sometimes Heron)‚ Greek geometer and writer on mechanical and physical subjects‚ probably flourished in the second half of the 1st century. This is the more modern view‚ in contrast to the earlier theory most generally accepted‚ according to which he flourished
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with some kind of problem solving method that involves math. Thanks to the mathematicians from the past and present we are able to evolve as a society with advancements on medicine‚ technology and able to travel into space. The impact that Euclid‚ Al-Khwarizmi‚ Rudolf Laban‚ William Higinbotham‚ Galileo Galilei have had in our society has magnified our appreciation for their hard work and dedication to mathematics. They have not only had great contributions‚ but also serve us as role
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Thales of Miletus (ca 624 - 546 BC) Greek domain Thales was the Chief of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece‚ and has been called the "Father of Science‚" the "Founder of Abstract Geometry‚" and the "First Philosopher." Thales is believed to have studied mathematics under Egyptians‚ who in turn were aware of much older mathematics from Mesopotamia. Thales may have invented the notion of compass-and-straightedge construction. Several fundamental theorems about triangles are attributed to Thales‚ including
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alphabet; alpha‚ and beta. Today many letters of our modern alphabet originate from the Greek alphabet such as the letters A‚ B‚ E‚ and O. Libraries are also another thing the Greece influenced us on .The first library in the world‚ the library of Alexandria was actually built in Egypt‚ however Egypt was pretty much Greeks because after Egypt submitted to Alexander’s rule the Macedonians started spreading the Greek way of life to all of the lands he conquered including Egypt. After Alexander’s death
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of Euclid’s Elements published in 1607 Plato founded the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in Europe.[5] The city of Alexandria in Egypt‚ founded in 330 BCE‚ became the successor to Athens as the intellectual cradle of Ancient Greece. There mathematician Euclid and anatomist Herophilus; constructed the great Library of Alexandria and
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Archimedes of Syracuse Archimedes was born in Syracuse‚ Italy in 287 B.C. His father was Pheidias‚ who happened to be an astronomer. He studied at Alexandria‚ Egypt. He was also close friends with the King of Syracuse. He died in 212 B.C. Archimedes performed numerous geometric proofs using the rigid geometric formalism outlined by Euclid‚ excelling especially at computing areas and volumes using the method of exhaustion. He was especially proud of his discovery for finding the volume of a
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Philosophers with their rational thought put things in motion for people to begin to question what influenced their lives in the time of Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Rational thinking gave birth to new inventors to include Hero or Heron of Alexandria. It also made its impact on the way inventions would work throughout history into modern times. Three major contributors to the theory of rational thought were Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. With their search for more knowledge came newer teaching
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Hypatia of Alexandria “You almost expect to hear: she was a fine philosopher‚ for a ‘woman’ when hearing about ancient female prodigies. After all‚ our predecessors’ opportunities‚ especially if they were ‘respectable’ women‚ were nearly non-existent. Hypatia‚ however‚ defies all such qualifiers.” Hypatia’s Accomplishments “Hypatia of Alexandria was‚ simply‚ the last great Alexandrian mathematician and philosopher. She was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development
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Hypatia (350 B.C.) Died: AD 415 Cause of Death: Flaying‚ Murder‚ Execution by burning Hypatia was a scholar at the library in Alexandria in the 4th century CE. Her most valuable scientific legacy was her edited version of Euclid’s The Elements‚ the most important Greek mathematical text‚ and one of the standard versions for centuries after her particularly horrific death: she was murdered by a Christian mob who stripped her naked‚ peeled away her flesh with broken
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how they want to be lead. Rome’s strongest upholding of the arts was most prevalent in the Hellenistic age. During the Hellenistic age Alexander the Great encouraged the arts as well as science‚ music‚ and new knowledge. In the heart of Alexandria Egypt a great museum was built which was the heart of all new
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