Joseph Louis Lagrange

Joseph Fourier was born in a modest family at Auxerre, France. Orphaned at an early age, Joseph acquired his initial education from Pallais’s school, which was run by the music teacher from the cathedral. Thereafter he proceeded to the École Royale Militaire of Auxerre. While he showed an aptitude and flair for literature, by the age of thirteen, this was overshadowed by mathematics a subject he found himself really interested in. Joseph completed a study of the six volumes of Bezout's Cours de mathématiques

home (Sophie, Famous). She was even able to teach herself the language of Latin and Greek, with the acknowledgement of these languages she was able to read the works of Leonhard Euler and Isaac Newton. The only famous teacher she had was Joseph Louis Lagrange (Sophie, Famous). During lectures (she was able to get lecture notes) she was able to send her work to him. Sophie learned that she had Breast Cancer (Sophie, Famous). Even though she had Breast Cancer, she persevered and she led to the discovery

Why Beauty is truth: A History of Symmetry by Ian Stewart is in depth on how mathematicians came about symmetry. Instead of coming across symmetry by geometry as someone today might think, Stewart shows how it became an idea by algebra. Most of the book is told in chronological order from the early Egyptians and Babylonians discovery of the quadratic equation and leading up to the impossibility to solve the quintic equation. Through each chapter we see how mathematicians get one step closer to solving

unpublished until after his death. Isaac Newton left a lasting impression on the math and science fields for centuries to come. Newton’s theories are still being used to this day. His work will later influence people such as Albert Einstein and Joseph-Louis Lagrange. Newton’s work will never be

Sophie Germain was born on April 1, 1776, in Paris, France to Ambroise-Francois and Marie Germain. She grew up in a middle class family, yet possessed a reasonable wealth due to her father’s work as a merchant and later as the director of the Bank of France. Sophie first became interested in mathematics due to her long periods of time within her father’s library, brought upon by the dangerous revolts within Paris during the 1800s. During her time in the library she came across a story in which a

Antoine Lavoisier: The Father of Modern Chemistry Antoine Lavoisier was born to a wealthy family on August 26, 1743. His father was Jean-Antoine Lavoisier, who worked in the Paris Parliament as a lawyer. His mother was Emilie Punctis, who was from a wealthy family that owned a butchery business. Antoine pursued a degree in law in accordance with his family’s wishes, despite his personal desire to study science. During this time Antoine studied science along with his law studies. In 1764, Antoine

theoretical. For instance, Isaac Newton established his book about the required mathematics knowledge for space exploring in 1687 (BBC Isaac Newton, 2014). There are some other people, like a Swiss scientist Leonhard Euler and Italian mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange who were undoubtedly necessary in the 18th and 19th centuries with their scientific works. In spite of all the factors, aeronautics has not become a practical discipline until the middle of the 20th century (Galileo Rice, n.d.). 1.2 History

Antoine Lavoisier was instrumental in the creation of chemistry. Born into an aristocratic family before the French revolution, (a series of events that would result in the loss of his life) Antoine Lavoisier was able to marry a wealthy daughter and gain enough resources to conduct scientific studies despite being trained in law (due largely to pressure from his father). Antoine Lavoisier was destined to become known by history as the father of chemistry due to his revolutionizing of the chemical

Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, a wealthy French nobleman, played a quietly prominent role in America’s struggle for independence from the British. La Fayette’s unwavering dedication to the pursuit of liberty, his skill as military officer, his ability to secure vital resources, and his impressive connections to the French Royal family and other key players of this era made him an invaluable asset in the American Revolution

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier or Marquis de Lafayette was a French general and hero of the American Revolution. Excited by the ideas of the American Revolution, Lafayette served alongside General George Washington during the revolution. Often known as a “hero of two worlds”, Lafayette gained much of his fame by successfully co-leading the American forces in the siege of Lord Cornwallis’ British armies at Yorktown. This success is what helped America win the Revolutionary War, by forcing