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Jan 1, 1170
Leonardo Fibonacci Born
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Period: Jan 1, 1170 to Jan 1, 1240
Leonardo Fibonacci
Documentary Fibonacci is best known to the modern world for the spreading of the Hindu–Arabic number system (what we use today) in Europe, and for a number sequence named the Fibonacci numbers after him, which he did not discover but used as an example in one of his works. Create at 2-5 minute presentation about Fibonacci. -
Sep 24, 1501
Girolamo Cardano born
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Period: Sep 24, 1501 to Sep 21, 1576
Girolamo Cardano
Documentary Girolamo Cardano wrote more than 200 works on medicine, mathematics, physics, philosophy, religion, and music. His gambling led him to formulate elementary rules in probability, making him one of the founders of the field. Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Cardano and his works. -
Blaise Pascal born
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Blaise Pascal
Documentary Blaise Pascal was the inventor of the first mechanical calculator and also created Pascal's triangle which helps with bionomial coeficcients. Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Pascal and his works. -
Sir Isaac Newton Born
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Sir Isaac Newton
Documentary One of the most influential mathmaticians in the world with his work in classic mechanics, optics, laws of motion, universal gravitation, as well as numerous other areas. Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Newton and his works. -
Leonhard Euler born
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Leonhard Euler
Documentary Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields like calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation. He is also renowned for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, and astronomy. Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Euler and his works. -
William Playfair born
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William Playfair
DocumentaryWilliam Playfair invented four types of diagrams: in 1786 the line graph and bar chart of economic data, and in 1801 the pie chart and circle graph, used to show part-whole relations. Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Playfair and his works. -
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss born
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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss
DocumentaryJohann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and physical scientist who contributed to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy, and optics.
Create a 2-5 minute presentation about Gauss and his works.
