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234
BC. Archimedes
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500
BC. Pythagorus of Samos
Developed they pythagorean theorem.
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Leonardo `Fibonacci'
He introduced the decimal system and the Fibonacci sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,13...). -
René Descartes
Descartes established the Cartesian plane. -
Blaise Pascal
He invented one of hte first mechanical calculators. He developed Pascal's triangle. -
Pierre de Fermat
He found that every prime number must satisfy, namely 2^(2n) + I = a prime. -
Leonhard Euler
Four of the most important constant symbols in mathematics (π, e, i = √-1, and γ = 0.57721566...) were all introduced or popularized by Euler. -
Adrien-Marie Legendre
He determined of the law of quadratic reciprocity. -
Sir Issac Newton
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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss
