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Thursday, December 3, 2009 – Didekind Cleans Up Mathematics

minkusbc — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:17:01 +0000

2000 years after Euclid proved that the square root of 2 was irrational, Dedekind puts the rigor into how the irrationals exist on the real number line. Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

Dedekind Cleans Up Mathematics

Thursday, November 26, 2009 – Ramanujan – an Indian Prodigy

minkusbc — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:12:20 +0000

Ramanujan was an Indian mathematical prodigy whose life ended far too soon. Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

Ramanujan – An Indian Prodigy

Thursday, November 19, 2009 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy

minkusbc — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:05 +0000

Cauchy published some 789 pieces of work including some important advances in calculus. Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

Thursday, November 12, 2009 – Jules Henri Poincare, Last of the Generalist Mathematicians

minkusbc — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:47 +0000

Throughout the 20th and the 21st Centuries, mathematicians have been forced to specialize into certain branches of mathematics. Poincare’s work covered many different branches. Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

Jules Henri Poincare, the Last Generalist in Mathematics

Thursday, November 5, 2009 – John von Neumann, the “Father” of the Computer

minkusbc — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:26 +0000

Here is a short post on this famous 20th Century mathematician. Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

John Von Neumann, the “Father” of Computers

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 – Benoit Mandelbrot, the “Father” of Fractals

minkusbc — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:02:58 +0000

Observing patterns is so much a part of the mathematical process, that it should not be considered unlikely that a new branch of mathematics could come from doing just that. Read the pdf file below by clicking on the file name.

Benoit Mandelbrot, the “Father” of Fractals

Thursday, October 22, 2009 -Leonhard Euler -A Most Prolific Mathematician

minkusbc — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:48:39 +0000

Leonard Euler, a Most Prolific MathematicianLeonhard Paul Euler was the most prolific author of mathematical works of his time. Please click on the file name below to see the pdf file and learn more about this man.

Leonhard Euler, a Prolific Mathematician

Thursday, October 15, 2009 – Lagrange, a Great French-Italian Mathematician

minkusbc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:57:58 +0000

Lagrange, a Great French-Italian Mathematician

Thursday, October 8, 2009 – Laplace, the “French Newton”

minkusbc — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:03:56 +0000

The great French mathematician and physicist, Laplace, kept his head on (and obviously working), while others lost theirs in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read on by clicking on the file name below to see the pdf file.

Laplace, the “French Newton”

Thursday, October 1, 2009 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

minkusbc — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:05:05 +0000

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and scientist who devised a new mathematics, while being a side-kick to Napoleon Bonaparte! Please click on the file name to see the pdf file.

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier