7 things you need to know about The Father of Mathematics
Euclid Euclid was one of the famous mathematicians, and he was known as the ‘Father of Geometry.’ His famous Geometry contribution is referred to as Euclidean geometry, which is there in the Geometry chapter of class IX. He spent all his life working in mathematics and set a revolutionary contribution to Geometry.
Pythagoras ‘Pythagoras's theorem’ is very popular and an important mathematical formula to solve mathematical problems. Since childhood, all of us have struggled to solve mathematical problems applying the Pythagoras theorem. Pythagoras discovered this prominent theorem and he became the father of ‘Pythagoras theorem.’ Pythagoras was from Greece, but he fled to India in the latter part of his life.
ArchimedesArchimedes was a Greek Scientist, a great mathematician, and a Physician. He also worked his entire life in search of discovering mathematical formulas that are related to Physics. Their best contribution to Archimedes in mathematics is known as the invention of compound pulleys, antiquity, and screw pump. Students of class X have to study these chapters on compound pulleys and antiquity.
Thales of Miletus Thales of Miletus was one of the most famous mathematicians from Greece. He was very skilled in Geometry and used Geometry as a means to calculate the heights of pyramids and measure the distance of a ship from the shore. As he was also a philosopher, in ‘Thales’ theorem’ he tries to apply Geometry by using deductive reasoning and derives the conclusion of four corollaries.
Aristotle Aristotle was a great scholar and he had vast knowledge in various areas, including Physics, mathematics, geology, metaphysics, medicine, biology, and psychology. He was a student of Plato, and both of them together discovered many philosophical theories and contributed to mathematics and Platonism. He combines mathematics and philosophy in his treaties and uses mathematical science in three principal ways.
Diophantus His algebraic equations are quite easy and unique, so he was popularly known as the ‘Father of Algebra.’ He wrote a series of books on Algebra. He later gained popularity for his book Arithmetica, where a brief description with examples was given on the best solution for all the algebraic equations and the theory related to the number.
Eratosthenes Eratosthenes was a world-famous mathematician known for his unbelievable and exact calculation. He was the only mathematician who put effort to calculate the earth’s circumference and calculated the Earth’s axis tilt. Both his calculations are exact, and so he became famous worldwide.