Mathematician

trisecting an angle and the construction of the regular pentagon. Bartholomeo Pitiscus had coined the term trigonometry in the title of his 1595 book, Trigonometria. This book was split into five parts on spherical and plane geometry. In 1609, a mathematician named Johann Kepler achieved the first major accomplishment of the century. Using planetary observations, Kepler devised the first two laws of planetary motion. In proving the second law, Kepler used an infinite number of triangles each…

many people have tried to find shortcuts to make their lives simple. Usually described as lazy, mathematicians came along to see the patterns that no one else was able to see. These mathematicians helped reform their societies, and bring about equations that will help others calculate what they need faster. Upon these mathematicians, Pythagoras was most likely one of the most influential mathematicians that helped shape the way that people see shapes today. Through his experiences within his…

doctor and a well known mathematician, and his mother was born from a wealthy family in Basel, Switzerland. Daniel had two brothers, Nicolaus and Johann (II), and also had an uncle, named Jacob Bernoulli, who was also a leading mathematician. When his uncle died, leaving the chair of mathematics open at Basel University, Daniel and his family moved back to Basel. As Daniel was growing up, his father pushed him to study business. However, Daniel desired to be a mathematician like the rest of his…

‘IMAGINARY NUMBER’?? until my teacher explained me the concept of Imaginary numbers and the pattern within it- The creation of imaginary numbers has been dated back to the time of Christ when Greek mathematician Heron of Alexandria first perceived the imaginary number ‘i’ for 1600 years mathematicians tried to understand the concept of imaginary numbers and finally in the 16th century Rafael Bombelli (“Who invented imaginary numbers”) described the rules for the use of complex or ‘imaginary’…

Knighted Newton, is about famous mathematician and physicist, Sir Isaac Newton. Newton’s name is recognized by almost everyone today due to his math and scientific studies. In the world of mathematics he is known for creating the calculus. However, there are a few people who would disagree with that. Some people would argue that, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is the man who created calculus and because of that there was a dispute that happened between the two mathematicians. Sir Isaac Newton was…

descriptions of and the calculations involved with the math that we see are abstract concepts. Yet those concepts never cease to be consistent. Therefore, many have come to describe math as the “language of the universe.” Over the course of history, mathematicians have come to discover even more abstract concepts, the applications of which are less obvious in the world around us. However, those concepts did not fail to be true before they were discovered, neither did their applications fail to…

With the help of Christian Goldbach, a fellow mathematician, Bernoulli published his first mathematical work, Mathematical exercises in 1724. It consisted of four parts all, of which Bernoulli found interesting while in Venice. The first part is of little importance and only showed that Bernoulli was learning…

Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was a German mathematician who made huge contributions to the field of mathematics, and more specifically calculus. Riemann was born on September 17, 1826 in Breselenz, Germany. His father, Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, was a poor pastor, and his mother, Charlotte Ebell, died before her children had reached adulthood. Growing up, Riemann showed exceptional skill with mathematics, such as his abilities in calculation. In fact, in 1840, Riemann went to live with his…

investigation towards a symbol for nothing. Soon after the Alexandrians and Mayans started to use actual symbols for something that resembles nothing. They used patterns such as tattooed men wearing jewelry to symbolize this. With this concept of zero mathematicians began to do complex math equations to work out problems they saw in shapes and other things in nature (x2 + 3x – 22). These concepts started growing and they expanded upon every single discovery and now we use many of these…

about a group of african-american female mathematicians that serve as the brain behind one of the greatest operations in history. The operation included the launch of the astronaut ,John Glenn, into space. This launch’s success allowed NASA to regain the nation’s confidence. In Hidden Figures, the main characters are Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, John Glenn, and Levi Jackson. Katherine Johnson is one of the african-american mathematicians that figures out how to launch the…