Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) Switzerland Euler may be the most influential mathematician who ever lived (though some would make him second to Euclid); he ranks #77 on Michael Hart’s famous list of the Most Influential Persons in History. His colleagues called him "Analysis Incarnate." Laplace‚ famous for denying credit to fellow mathematicians‚ once said "Read Euler: he is our master in everything." His notations and methods in many areas are in use to this day. Euler was the most prolific
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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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In an episode titled The Euclid Alternative (2008) Sheldon made the statement of just how much more unique he was than others in the world. He said that the reason he didn’t know how to drive was because he was much further on the evolutionary scale than anyone else and that he
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father was an astronomer and the family was related to the king of Syracuse. His family had money so they were able to afford to send him to school. When he became a teenager‚ he studied in Alexandria‚ Egypt in school that was run by students of Euclid. Euclid was known as the father of geometry which helped Archimedes learn about how to calculate angles for his inventions. There is not a
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The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512‚ the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino‚ or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day‚ was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. His father was Giovanni
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and still contributes to modern day society as well. Many principals developed in Ancient Greece are still carried out and taught in present day. Euclid‚ was a brilliant Greek Mathematician‚ he developed many crucial elements in the math world that are necessary for current day engineers to pursue their work. The “Father of Geometry” is what Euclid is known as. He was very successful with his math skills‚ leaving even math professors speechless(Doc 5). Euclid’s theorem is still used today. Euclid’s
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Classicism is a renewed interest in the Greek arts and knowledge. Classicism in ancient Greek and Roman times were humanistic. In document 2‚ the document illustrates a painting of the school of Athens. The painting pictures legendary great mathematician Euclid and famous philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. These are Greek people who were until the Renaissance largely forgotten in the Europe. With the Renaissance‚ interest in Greek culture lead to this painting. The painting is a perfect example how
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theorem prover‚ it is widely accepted that Archimedes was the greatest genius who ever lived.The works of Archimedes were written in Doric Greek‚ the dialect of ancient Syracuse.[53] The written work of Archimedes has not survived as well as that of Euclid‚ and seven of his treatises are known to have existed only through references made to them by other authors. Pappus of Alexandria mentions On Sphere-Making and another work on polyhedra‚ while Theon of Alexandria quotes a remark about refraction from
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famous for his work The Elements D. M.C. Escher _______ came to the United States to escape Hitler during World War II E. Srinivasa Ramanujan _______ Indian mathematician who taught himself much of the math he learned F. Euclid _______ traveled with his father as a child and learned about mathematical systems in other countries G. Ada Byron Lovelace _______ strongly encouraged by family to study math‚ killed by angry mob H. Hypatia _______ computers were her great interest
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Mathematics in medieval Islam 1 Mathematics in medieval Islam In the history of mathematics‚ mathematics in medieval Islam‚ often termed Islamic mathematics or Arabic mathematics‚ is the mathematics developed in the Islamic world between 622 and 1600‚ during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age‚ in that part of the world where Islam was the dominant religion. Islamic science and mathematics flourished under the Islamic caliphate (also known as the Islamic Empire) established across the
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