10 Interesting Fact About Famous mathematicians and their contributions

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• Archimedes is an ancient Greek mathematician known as the father of geometry and mechanics. He is known as Archimedes' law, the principle of floating, and the use of calculus.
• Euclid is a Greek mathematician who is famous for his work elements. This book contains basic geometry principles that are still used today.
• Blaise Pascal is a French physicist, writer, and mathematician who is famous for the discovery of barometrics and probability theories. He also developed the first mechanical calculating machine.
• Rene Descartes is a French mathematician and philosopher known as the development of Cartesian coordinates, which allows mathematicians to visualize and solve geometric problems more easily.
• There is Lovelace is a British mathematician who is considered as the inventor of the first computer. He wrote a program for Charles Babbage Analytical Machine.
• John Nash is an American mathematician who is famous for its contribution to the theory of games and economics. He is the subject of a book and film A Beautiful Mind.
• Carl Friedrich Gauss is a German mathematician known for its contribution to the theory of numbers, statistics, and geometry. He also developed the Least Squares method, which was used in statistics and physics.
• Alan Turing is a British mathematician who plays an important role in the development of computers and solving the British code during World War II. He also developed a touring test, which was used to determine whether the engine could be considered as smart.
• Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician who worked in NASA during the Mercury and Apollo era. He contributed to many space missions, including flights to the moon.
• Maryam Mirzakhani is an Iranian mathematician who became the first woman to win medal fields, the highest award in mathematics. He contributes to the field of hyperbolic geometry and surface dynamics.