History Of Geometry

  • G.H. Hardy
    1877 BCE

    G.H. Hardy

    1) Proved infinitely many zeroes on the critical lines
    2) Encouraged new tradition of pure mathematics
  • David Hilbert
    1862 BCE

    David Hilbert

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

    Alfred North Whitehead

    Co-wrote “Principia Mathematica”, to describe in which mathematical principles to be proven
  • Georg Cantor
    1845 BCE

    Georg Cantor

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

    John Venn

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

    George Boole

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

    Galois

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

    Janos Bolyai

    1) Hungarian Mathematician
    2) Explored hyperbolic geometry
  • George Peacock
    1791 BCE

    George Peacock

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

    Joseph Fourier

    1)Studied periodic functions and infinite sums in which the terms are trigonometric functions
  • Adrien-Marie-Lengendre
    1752 BCE

    Adrien-Marie-Lengendre

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

    Anon

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

    Gaspard Monge

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

    Johann Lambert

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

    Leonard Euler

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

    Ahmes

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

    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
  • Leibniz
    1646 BCE

    Leibniz

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

    Issac Newton

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

    Pascal

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

    John Wallis

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

    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
  • Descartes
    1596 BCE

    Descartes

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

    Girad Desaurgues

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

    Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia

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

    Chinese Mathematician

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

    Euclid

    1)Greek mathematician
    2)Father of geometry
  • Al-Khwarizimi
    780 BCE

    Al-Khwarizimi

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

    Brahmagupta

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

    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
  • Egyptian Mathematics
    300 BCE

    Egyptian Mathematics

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

    Archimedes

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

    Diophantus

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

    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