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their discoveries, we would be lost, confused, and not nearly as intelligent. Gauss was one of those heroes. Carl Freidrich Gauss was a German mathematician and a physical scientist also known as the “Prince of Mathematics”. He was born on April 30th, 1777 in Brunswick, Germany and was born to poor, working class parents. His mother was illiterate and his father was a gardener/brick layer. His father did not want Gauss to attend school, he wanted him to stay in the family business; but fortunately

Family[edit] Marie-Sophie Germain was born on 1 April 1776, in Paris, France, in a house on Rue Saint-Denis. According to most sources, her father, Ambroise-Franҫois, was a wealthy silk merchant,[3][4][5] though some believe he was a goldsmith.[6] In 1789, he was elected as a representative of the bourgeoisie to the États-Généraux, which he saw change into the Constitutional Assembly. It is therefore assumed that Sophie witnessed many discussions between her father and his friends on politics and

even began studying in philosophy and psychology. Years later after having been diagnosed “her paper on curvature of elastic surfaces was published in the scientific journal ‘Crelle’s Journal’.” Because of Sophie’s contribution, her former mentor Gauss convinced the University of Gottingen to award her an honorary degree. Tragically on June 27, 1831, in Paris, France Sophie Germain lost her fight with breast cancer before she could receive the award. Even though Sophie Germain died at the fairly

Sophie Germain was a strong independent woman, when all around her were people restricting her on what to do. She lived in an era where women were supposed to be brainless and just stay at home, but she was different from all the rest; and by being that, she became a significant person on how math is shaped now. Studying subjects from math (number theory), physics (elasticity), and music (acoustics), made Sophie Germain one of the most influencing mathematician of her time, and still continues to

Theorem she "had adopted a new approach to the problem which was far more general than previous strategies. Her immediate goal was not to prove that one particular equation had no solutions, but to say something about several equations. In her letter to Gauss [a seasoned male mathematician of her time] she outlined a calculation which focused on those

The Royal academy 1811-1815 In 1811 Samuel Morse’s father allowed him to attend the Royal Academy in England soon after his education at Yale University. At Yale, Samuel Morse saw demonstrations of electricity, which played an important role in his later life. The Royal Academy was a school where Samuel Morse would be able to study and practice painting. He practiced there from 1811 to 1815 alongside some of the most famous artists of his time. Later, he furthered his artistic career. He painted

Sophie Germain was born April 1st, 1776 in Paris, France. Sophie’s family was rich and counted as upper Classmen. Sophie was the middle child out of 2 others, Marie-Madeline Germain and Angelique-Ambroise Germain. She was brought into the world around times when it was frowned upon for women to be educated, not to mention that it was also a revolution year too. Sophie spent most of her time in the house reading in her Father’s collection of books. “Their eldest and youngest daughters, Marie-Madeleine

Likened to Albert Einstein, Emmy Noether didn’t care for her appearance and rather preferred to be judged on her mental capabilities. She played a pivotal role in the creation of abstract algebra, as well as a collaborator on multiple crucial cases one of which involved equipping a formula to Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. She was eccentric at times, unkempt, didn’t wear the traditional clothing for a woman of her time, and above all else she was brilliant in a time when women’s minds were

Riemann attended the University of Gottingen, where he initially studied philosophy and theology. However, Riemann later began studying mathematics and transferred to the University of Berlin, after receiving a recommendation from Carl Friedrich Gauss. Riemann attended lectures

curvature of elastic surfaces and also published principles of examination that later led to the discovery of the laws of equilibrium and the movement of elastic solids.” (Famous Mathematicians-Sophie Germain) In addition, one of her earliest mentors, Gauss, convinced the University of Gottingen to give Sophie an honorary degree, but before she could receive it, she died on June 27,1831, at the age of 55 to only be seen as a single woman with no