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developed early arithmetic and geometry to solve everyday problems like measuring land and keeping track of trade.
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Babylonians invented a number system based on 60, which we still use for time (60 seconds, 60 minutes)
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The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (Egypt) recorded some of the first math problems and solutions
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Fibonacci introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system (0-9) to Europe and the Fibonacci sequence
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Al-Khwarizmi (Persian mathematician) wrote a book about solving equations, which introduced **algebra
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(Greek mathematician) explored numbers and created the Pythagorean theorem for right triangles
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Indian Mathematicians developed the concept of zero as a number.
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Euclid the Greek mathematician, wrote The Elements, a book organizing geometry and math concepts still used today.
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Archimedes the Greek mathematician, worked on calculating areas, volumes, and even an early concept of pi
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Rene Descartes combined algebra and geometry to create the Cartesian coordinate system (graphing with x and y)
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Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz developed calculus independently, used to study change over time
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Carl Friedrich Gauss worked on advanced number theory, which helps with cryptography today
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Alan Turing created early concepts of computers, based on mathematical logic
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Math is used in computers, science, engineering, and everyday life. From video games to space exploration, math continues to evolve!