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Mathematicians
Stack #145626
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Isacc Newton (English) | • Binomial theorem generalized to exponents. • Finding roots • Best known for feuds with Charles Leibniz over Calculus. |
| Euclid (alexandrian Greek) | • Elements, a textbook on Geometry and Number Theory. • 5 postulates of Space. • Infinitude of prime numbers. • Parallel postulate for creating spheres and hyperbolas |
| Carl Fredrick Gauss (German) | * Prince of Math: when in elementary school, teacher asked him to add 1-100 and he knew. * contributed to every math branch. *Prime Number theorum * fundemental theorem of Algebra. |
| Archimedes (Syracusean Greek) | * Eureka- (byoyency)denisty of a golden crown. * estimated pi * sum of infinite series; method of exhaustion. |
| Gottfried Leibniz (German) | * Calculus despute. * modern calculus notation. * invented binary numbers and symbolic logic. |
| Pierce de Fermat (French) | * contribution to number theory * probabiltiy theory with blaine pascal. * little theorum. |
| Leonard Euler (Swiss) | * prolific output * 7 bridges of konigsburg. * modern notation of e. |
| Kurt Godel (Austrian) | * 2 incompleteness theorem. * true statements if used to prove something. |
| Andrew Wiles (British) | * Tanyima-Shimura theorums: * semi stable eliptical curves are modular. * collory to fermat's theorem. |
| William Rowan Hamilton (Irish) | * complex #s have 4 dimensions. * Quarterions i, j, k |
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