Mathematics is a field that many people shy away from, but there are some who had a passion for numbers and making discoveries regarding equations, measurements, and other numerical solutions …

Born: Dec 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England Died: March 20, 1727 (at age 84), in Kensington, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Nationality: English Famous For: Newton’s …

Born: March 31, 1596, in La Haye en Touraine, Kingdom of France Died: Feb 11, 1650 (at age 53), in Stockholm, Swedish Empire Nationality: French Famous For: Developing the Cartesian coordinate …

Born: March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire Died: April 18, 1955 (at age 76) in Princeton, New Jersey Nationality: German Famous For: Father of the Atomic Age. Many …

Born: c. 570 BC in on the island of Samos Died: c. 495 BC (at about age 75) in Metapontum Nationality: Greek Famous For: Pythagorean Theorem Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician known for …

Born: June 13, 1928 (age 85), in Bluefield, West Virginia Nationality: American Famous For: Developing the Nash equilibrium John Forbes Nash, Jr. is a mathematician who did his work on differential …

He is usually better known by his nickname, Fibonacci, and is considered to be among the foremost European mathematicians of the medieval era. He was instrumental in bringing the widespread […]

In a lifespan of 32 years, Ramanujan contributed more to mathematics than many other accomplished mathematicians. […]

Born: June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, London, England, United Kingdom Died: June 7, 1954 (at age 41) in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Nationality: British Famous For: Father of Computer …

Born: c. 624 BC in Miletus, Turkey Died: c. 547 BC (at about age 77), Location unknown Nationality: Greek Famous For: Formulated the five theorems of geometry Thales remains one of the most …