Search this site Follow Show Mobile Navigation SCIENCE NEXTPREVIOUSRANDOM LIST SHARE * Twitter * Google+ * Facebook * Pinterest HUMANS Top 10 Greatest Mathematicians M. R. SEXTON DECEMBER 7‚ 2010 Often called the language of the universe‚ mathematics is fundamental to our understanding of the world and‚ as such‚ is vitally important in a modern society such as ours. Everywhere you look it is likely mathematics has made an impact‚ from the faucet in your kitchen to the satellite
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compass. This made Albert curious about mechanics and inspired him to build mechanical devices. Max Talmud‚ who was a medical student‚ showed Albert famous science and philosophy essays. Writings such as “Critique of Pure Reasoning‚” and “Elements‚” by Euclid taught Einstein deductive reasoning. Einstein soon learned Euclidean Geometry from a separate book. Influences in Einstein’s adult life were just as important. Mileva Maric was Albert’s first wife and is believed to have contributed to his work
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Joe LIcari Chapter 4 Ancient Greece Study Guide Epic Poem- long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero Arete- The level of excellence heroes strived for Minoans- Had ships that took Knossos to Egypt; first Greek city state Mycenaeans- People believed destruction was a cause of this mainland group of Greeks; first Greek civilization Homer- Composed epic poems. Wrote the Lliad and the Odyssey Aegean Sea- Sea that the Greeks sailed on in early ages Black Sea- Sea that Greeks sailed across
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contrast‚ scholars and thinkers of the Renaissance self-consciously saw their own time as a reflection of the much earlier societies‚ namely those of classical Greece and Rome. The works and philosophy of the Ancient Greeks such as Aristotle‚ Plato‚ Euclid‚ Pythagoras and Romans‚ particularly Cicero‚ were all influential in terms of shaping the Renaissance sensibly. In Italy‚ first‚ and then France‚ England‚ Germany and the Netherlands‚ this association with classical antiquity‚ catalyzed efflorescence
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families at the time wanted children to be knowledgeable‚ knowledge at that time was very important and a powerful tool to poses. While seeking out knowledge‚ and educational pursuits‚ Archimedes received his formal schooling in Alexandria‚ Egypt at the Euclid school of Mathematics. While attending school in Alexandria‚ Archimedes became friends with Conon of Samos‚ a young mathematician whom Archimedes admired and became close friends with. Mathematical discoveries Archimedes achieved‚ were discussed
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For many years we have been influenced by many ideas from the Greeks. Some things we have today wouldn’t be possible without the Greeks contributions to Western civilization. Out of the many great ideas they had‚ the three most popular ones are philosophy‚ math and medicine‚ and entertainment. These all play major parts in today’s everyday life. In ancient Greece‚ philosophy was becoming a big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in
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Athens and Sparta were two of the most prominent city-states in Ancient Greece. Athens was distinguished as the center of wisdom and learning and Athenians were interested mostly in arts‚ music‚ and intellectual pursuits; however‚ Sparta was recognized for its military strength. The lives of the Spartans were dominated by the military‚ considered harsh‚ and focused on the physical development and assembling of adequate warriors who were capable of implementing the tactics needed to be used during
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The Golden Ratio Body‚ art‚ music‚ architecture‚ nature – all connected by a simple irrational number – the Golden Ratio. According to Posamentier & Lehmann in their work The (Fabulous) Fibonacci Numbers‚ there is reason to believe that the letter φ (phi) was used because it is the first letter of the name of the celebrated Greek sculptor Phidias (490-430 BCE). He produced the famous statue of Zeus in the Temple of Olympia and supervised the construction of the Parthenon in Athens
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These numbers were first studied in-depth by ancient Greek mathematicians who looked to numbers for their mystical and numerological properties‚ seeking perfect and amicable numbers. (O’Connor & Robertson‚ 2009) In 300 BC‚ Greek mathematician‚ Euclid of Alexandria proved and documented in his Book IX of the Elements that prime numbers were infinite. He started with what he believed to be a comprehensive list of prime numbers‚ created a new number‚ N‚ by multiplying all of the prime numbers together
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David Hilbert was born around 1682 in Konigsberg in East Prussia‚ which comprised a section of Germany and modern day Kaliningrad Russia. His father was a judge and his mother an amateur mathematician. He became known because of the contribution he made in mathematics and physics in the twentieth century. Hilbert is well remembered for landmark researches he conducted in algebra. He also left an indelible mark in axiomatic geometry and mathematics. Hilbert also profoundly contributed in other areas
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