History Of Geometry

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  • 1877 BCE

    G.H. Hardy

    G.H. Hardy
    1) Proved infinitely many zeroes on the critical lines
    2) Encouraged new tradition of pure mathematics
  • 1862 BCE

    David Hilbert

    David Hilbert
    1)Proved his famous "Basis Theorem", which put geometry in a formal axiomatic setting based on 21 axioms.
  • 1861 BCE

    Alfred North Whitehead

    Alfred North Whitehead
    Co-wrote “Principia Mathematica”, to describe in which mathematical principles to be proven
  • 1845 BCE

    Georg Cantor

    Georg Cantor
    1) German mathematician
    2)Cantor's theorem, which implies the existence of an “infinity of infinities"
  • 1834 BCE

    John Venn

    John Venn
    1) Introduced Venn diagrams into set theory which is a tool in probability, logic and statistics
  • 1815 BCE

    George Boole

    George Boole
    1)English mathematician, educator, philosopher and logician
    2) Invented Boolean Algebra in which the values true or false
  • 1811 BCE

    Galois

    Galois
    1)French mathematician
    2)Proved that there is no general algebraic method for solving polynomial equations of degree greater than four
  • 1802 BCE

    Janos Bolyai

    Janos Bolyai
    1) Hungarian Mathematician
    2) Explored hyperbolic geometry
  • 1791 BCE

    George Peacock

    George Peacock
    1)Inventor of symbolic algebra which attempted to place algebra on a strictly logical basis
  • 1768 BCE

    Joseph Fourier

    Joseph Fourier
    1)Studied periodic functions and infinite sums in which the terms are trigonometric functions
  • 1752 BCE

    Adrien-Marie-Lengendre

    Adrien-Marie-Lengendre
    1) Made important contributions to many fields of math: differential equations, elliptic functions, number theory, and geometry.
  • 1750 BCE

    Anon

    Anon
    Wrote the Moscow Papyrus that contained 25 problems in geometry
  • 1746 BCE

    Gaspard Monge

    Gaspard Monge
    1) The father of descriptive geometry which represents three dimensional objects in two dimensional objects.
  • 1728 BCE

    Johann Lambert

    Johann Lambert
    1) Proved that π is irrational
    2)Introduced hyperbolic functions into trigonometry
  • 1707 BCE

    Leonard Euler

    Leonard Euler
    1) Proved numerous theorems
    2) Standardized mathematical notations
    3) Developed new math methods
  • 1680 BCE

    Ahmes

    Ahmes
    Ahmes wrote the Ahmes Papyrus which contains the rules of division
  • 1654 BCE

    Bernoulli Brothers

    Bernoulli Brothers
    1) (Jacob)Helped to consolidate infinitesimal calculus 2)developed a technique for solving separable differential equations
    3)(Johann)Further developed infinitesimal calculus, including the “calculus of variation”, functions
  • 1646 BCE

    Leibniz

    Leibniz
    1)Independently developed infinitesimal calculus
    2)Solved linear equations using a matrix
  • 1643 BCE

    Issac Newton

    Issac Newton
    1) Developed infinitesimal calculus
    2) Generalized the binomial theorem
  • 1623 BCE

    Pascal

    Pascal
    1) Pioneer (with Fermat) of probability theory
    2)Pascals Triangle of binomial coefficients
  • 1616 BCE

    John Wallis

    John Wallis
    1)Contributed towards development of calculus
    2)Originated idea of number line
    3)Introduced symbol ∞ for infinity
  • 1601 BCE

    Fermat

    Fermat
    1)Discovered many new numbers patterns and theorems (including Little Theorem, Two-Square Thereom and Last Theorem)
    2) Greatly extended knowlege of number theory
    3)Also contributed to probability theory
  • 1596 BCE

    Descartes

    Descartes
    1) Father of the Cartesian Plane
    2) The plane is used for plotting points and graphing lines
  • 1591 BCE

    Girad Desaurgues

    Girad Desaurgues
    1)He published his famous “Desargues’ Theorem” for two triangles in perspective, which later evolved into projective geometry.
  • 1499 BCE

    Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia

    Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
    1)Formula for solving all types of cubic equations
    2) Involved with the first real use of complex numbers
  • 1200 BCE

    Chinese Mathematician

    Chinese Mathematician
    1)First decimal numeration system with place value concept
  • 830 BCE

    Euclid

    Euclid
    1)Greek mathematician
    2)Father of geometry
  • 780 BCE

    Al-Khwarizimi

    Al-Khwarizimi
    1) Produced works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography
    2) Developed a formula for solving quadratic equations
  • 598 BCE

    Brahmagupta

    Brahmagupta
    1) Indian mathematician and astronomer
    2)Established the basic mathematical rules for dealing with the number zero
  • 570 BCE

    Pythagoras

    Pythagoras
    1) The founder of Pythagorean Theorem
    2) Used for the length of the size of a right triangle
    3) Equation: a square plus b square equal c square
  • 300 BCE

    Egyptian Mathematics

    Egyptian Mathematics
    1.) Developed the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Numerals which we call the decimal numeral system
  • 287 BCE

    Archimedes

    Archimedes
    1) Formulas for areas of regular shapes
    2) Estimating areas and value of pi
  • 200 BCE

    Diophantus

    Diophantus
    1) Father of Algebra
    2) He was also the first to recognize fractions as numbers
  • 190 BCE

    Hipparchus

    Hipparchus
    1) Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician
    2) Develop first detailed trigonometry tables
  • 150 BCE

    links

    storyofmathematics.com
    geomhistory.com

  • Babylonian Mathematics

    Babylonian Mathematics
    1) Clay tablets that deals with fractions,algebra and equations