Karen Tootle MAT 671 Mathematician Mini Bio (11-15) Algebra Mathematicians Emmy Noether Emmy Noether was born March 23, 1882 in Germany and died April 14, 1935 in Pennsylvania. A German algebraist, she was the oldest of four children. Her father was a mathematician and university professor. She was the typical young girl, enjoying cooking, sewing, and going to dances. After school, she received certification to teach French and English at a girl’s school, but decided to pursue her studies in mathematics instead. In 1900, Emmy was admitted to Gottingen, but would have to audit classes due to the fact that women were not allowed to enroll as true students. In 1904, she transferred to her father’s university of employment, the University …show more content…
She worked with abstract concepts and made them easier for others to understand. In her lifetime, Emmy broke down many barriers for women in the field of math. She died in 1935 from a postoperative infection after surgery to remove a uterine tumor. Bruno, L. C., & Baker, L. W. (1999). Math and mathematicians: The history of math discoveries around the world. Detroit, MI: U X L. Noether. (n.d.). Retrieved June 13, 2016, from http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Noether.html Euclid - Hellenistic Mathematics - The Story of Mathematics. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2016, from http://www.storyofmathematics.com/hellenistic_euclid.html Alan Turing Alan Turing was born June 23, 1912 in England and died June 7, 1954. He was an English algebraist and logician. His father was an official for the British government and traveled, so Alan was raised by relatives most of the time. Early on in school, Turing struggled and was not considered an ideal student. He was accepted into King’s College in 1931 where he continued to study mathematics. In 1936 he won the Smith’s Prize in math for a paper on probability theory. He also began study at Princeton where he researched Boolean algebra and binary …show more content…
He was taught by his mother until the age of 12. His father was prominent in the community and was mayor. On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille caused great upheaval in France. A reign of terror followed until Napoleon’s rise to power and eventual abdication. During this time, Galois was in school. In 1823, he enrolled at the Lycee of Louis-le-Grand. He was asked to repeat his third year due to substandard work. After taking his frist math class in 1827, he became consumed by mathematics. He was criticized for being bizarre and original and continually got in trouble in school. Galois published many papers on topics including continued fractions and algebraic solutions of equations. His papers led to the development of group theory, and he is famed with coining the term “group”. He also proved that fifth-degree polynomial equations using radicals are insolvable. While Abel was also credited with the feat, both mathematicians are given
Math,astronomy/maps and architecture probably would not be like this without the Islamic civilization and that is what makes them 3 most important of all the Islamic achievements because they affect us everyday . The Islamic civilization had many amazing and renounding achievements and advancements that influence what the world is like today. They were one of the world 's best Mathematicians, Astrologers and architects, that is what allowed them to make these amazing contribution to the world. And that also makes them one of the most advanced civilization of that time. Mathematics was contributed by AlKhwarizmi, A muslim mathematician who made rules and had made many discoveries in aljabr or algebra in english, which he wrote in a textbook
Moreover, the foundations of Western science and mathematics can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Men like Euclid and Pythagoras made the contribution towards to the western civilization through their work of mathematics: geometry (Document 7). Later on, the concept of geometry was further taken into usage towards the aspect of Greek architecture and art that eventually dominated the western styles and mechanics of the buildings, for instance: Parthenon, Roman buildings, and the Washington D.C’s architects (Document
The life of the woman who accomplished what seemed to be impossible back during her lifetime, Winifred Merrill, begins in the year of 1862 on September 24 in the lovely city of Ripon, Wisconsin. Who her parents were and if she had any other family members or siblings is unknown. Throughout her youth, Merrill had the utmost pleasure of being educated privately which took her into her first years of college, the first college she attended was all the way in Massachusetts which was Wellesley College. After a couple years until 1883, she received her bachelor 's degree and bounced from Wellesley to Harvard University for about a year then bounced again to Columbia University where she remained and worked to get her PHD. Although Merrill was also
While she enjoyed it immensely, Mary realized that she wanted to further her education. She attended Saunderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts; Amherst Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts; and the Byfield Female Seminary in Byfield, Massachusetts; all while teaching at schools. In 1824, Mary Lyon opened an all-girl’s school in Buckland, Massachusetts. While she started off with a small number of students, it quickly grew due to low tuition costs.
Jane Addams was a remarkable woman in American history. She was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6, 1860 and died on May 21, 1935. She is an extraordinary woman in history because she established one of the very first settlements in the United States known as the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois in 1889 and was recognized worldwide in the first part of the twentieth century for being a pioneer social worker, and internationalist, as well as a feminist. Jane’s full name is Laura Jane Addams and she was born as the eighth sibling out of nine children. Her father was an affluent miller, businessman, and a prosperous state senator; he had several important friends.
A serial killer is a person who commits a series of murders, often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic, predictable behavior pattern. Most serial killers often lack empathy and guilt, and most often become egocentric individuals; these characteristics classify certain serial killers as psychopaths. Amelia dyer was born in Bristol, England to Sarah and Samuel Hobley. Her dad was a master shoemaker, while her mother was suffering from severe brain damage. Her mother had a mental illness caused by typhus.
He found the first “reliable figure” for π(pi) (Source A). In ancient Greece, the crude number system was very inefficient, and Archimedes made it easier to understand and count to higher numbers (Source B). Finally, he used the first known form of calculus while studying curved surfaces under Euclid, not to be later worked on for 2,000 years by Isaac Newton (Source A).
Khwarizmi and other mathematician’s established major advances in math and astronomy which proved to help generations to come after their deaths, the achievements made by these scholars proved to be huge and a history changing element used to this day in the modern era of math and astronomy. In conclusion, the huge impacts the achievements made in math and medicine helped shape the history of both subjects, providing a foundation to build upon through centuries later by rising scholars in the era’s to come. Muslim’s rebuilt the scholarship era, building the cultural center in Spain proved to be an incredible achievement itself as the center established a foundation for education and important figures in the subjects of math, astronomy, science, and religion. There is no doubt these 3 achievements produced by Muslims shaped the foundation of education and the subjects under schooling; the achievements impacted the world in a way which had not been seen yet and influenced other cultures to push for similar influences in their
Abstract: Mathematics is a great subject that has developed greatly throughout the years. It has been present for a long time and throughout different societies. The American Indians are a group of people with an incredible culture full of amazing facts. Evidence of their work proofs their knowledge and understanding of different mathematical concepts that only makes us admire their culture even more. Such evidence allows us to explore how the American Indians counted and how they displayed mathematical understanding in their earthwork and art.
Two major influences that impacted the life and career of applied math mathematician Ada Lovelace were her mother, Lady Byron, and Charles Babbage. One huge influence that contributed to Lovelace’s love for science and mathematics was her mother, Lady Byron. When Lovelace was one month old, Lady Byron left her husband and took Lovelace with her. Her dad left England and never saw Lovelace again (“Ada Byron King” 1).
Plato’s, Meno, is quite significant to the history of mathematics. During the fifth century BCE Greek mathematics was more theoretical and self-conscious; it would be paired together with philosophy in their education. Although most of Plato’s piece is largely focused on Socrates and Meno struggling to define what “virtue” is, mathematics is still an extremely important role. This is quite evident when the boy is asked to find a square equivalent to double the size of the current square. The boy confidentially answers that the lines are double the size because the square is double the size, even though this is wrong since it gives four times the size.
Hypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician from the country of Egypt whom is well known for her contributions in the bases of algebra and geometry. Moreover, Hypatia was also an outspoken teacher who studied, practiced, and taught astronomy and mathematics to young students in the University of Alexandria 300 years before Christ. Hypatia herself was born in the year 370 BC, but there is not much stated about her childhood and adolescence. On the other hand, Hypatia’s adulthood was where she made a mark in the history of mathematics. Hypatia came from a family line of mathematicians so it was no surprise that she also made a living in the field.
Dorothy Vaughan was among the top students since her early childhood. She took mathematics classes in Wilberforce College at the age of 15 and eventually to Howard University for her graduate education. She also has other manual
Marjorie Lee Browne was a well-known mathematician and educator who was only the third African-American woman to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 9, 191 to Mary Taylor Lee and Lawrence Johnson Lee. Browne’s mother died when she was only two, so she was raised by her father, a railway postal clerk, and her stepmother, Lottie Lee, who was a school teacher. Her stepmother’s encouragement to stay focused on her studies and her father’s love of mathematics both influenced Browne during her time in school.
Euclid’s book on geometry helped the ancient architects and engineers and his logic and beliefs impacted and guided western scientist and architects as well. His books about geometry is still used today. Just like Euclid’s beliefs, Doctor Hippocrates’ are still present in. Doctor Hippocrates, the founder of medicine believed in providing the best thing for his patient and in never giving the patient anything to harm them.