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By: Cameron Wells. Mathematicans. Pictures for Days. Pythagoras. Considered to be one of the 1 st great mathematicans. Lived in Modern day Greece. Lived from 570 to 495 B.C Founded Pythagorean cult. Pythagoras. Commonly credited with the Pythagorean theorem within Trigonometry.
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By: Cameron Wells Mathematicans
Pythagoras • Considered to be one of the 1st great mathematicans. • Lived in Modern day Greece. • Lived from 570 to 495 B.C • Founded Pythagorean cult.
Pythagoras • Commonly credited with the Pythagorean theorem within Trigonometry. • Founding father of mathematics.
Issac Newton • Shares honor of being the 'inventor' of modern infinitesimal calculus. • Made monolithic contributions to the field. • Was the earliest form of a genius.
Maria Agnesi • Lived from 1718-1799. • She was Italian/Milan. • She was the oldest of 21 children!!! • Child prodigy from the beginning in Math & Language. • She wrote a textbook on Math by herself to teach her brothers.
Maria Agnesi • Her book went on to be a regulated Math book. • She was the first woman appointed a university professor of math, though theres doubt she took up that seat.
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