10 Interesting Fact About The History of Mathematics
10 Interesting Fact About The History of Mathematics
Transcript:
Languages:
Mathematics was first used by humans in prehistoric times when they count the number of livestock and harvests they have.
The number system that we use today (0-9) originated from India and was introduced to Europe in the 12th century.
Pythagores, an ancient Greek mathematician, developed the Pythagorean theorem which is still used today to calculate the sloping side of the triangle.
Leonardo da Vinci, besides being known as a famous artist, is also a mathematician who studies geometry and perspective.
Isaac Newton is a mathematician and physicist who discovers the law of gravity and also develops calculus.
There is Lovelace, a 19th-century British mathematician, considered to be the inventor of the first computer program.
German mathematician, Georg Cantor, develops a set theory and opens the way for the development of modern mathematics.
John von Neumann, a Hungarian-American mathematician, is credited as the inventor of modern computer architecture.
Alan Turing, a British mathematician, created the concept of a touring machine which is the basis for the development of modern computers.
Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, is known for its extraordinary abilities in the theory of numbers and skills in the field of mathematics that is developing rapidly.
