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His birth
Carl Friedrich Gauss was born on April 30, 1777 to his mother dorothea and father, Gerhard. He was born in Brunswick, Gremany. -
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War against Britain started one year before Gauss was born, but it lasted until 1783. Then came the day that the War ended through the Treaty of Paris.This treaty stated that America was its own free country, they had won the war. That day was the beginning of a nation that would go through much and be one of the powerhouses of the world, a young country that would soon change how the world thought. -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789 the French commoners stormed the Bastille, thus starting the much awaited French Revolution. -
17 Sided Polygon
Gauss’s first discovery in 1792 was one of his most important, the discovery of the 17 sided polygon that could be constructed using a compass and a ruler. The proof used in this discovery lead to many other theories using factorisation. -
Attended Brunswick Collegium Carlinum
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Fundamental Therom of Algebra
He created this theory in 1797 and it states; every polynomial equation with real or complex coefficients has as many roots as the highest degree. The proof for this theory is found in Disquisitiones Arithmetica. -
Rosetta Stone Discovered
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 was the key to reading and understanding the Egyptian language. -
End of the French Revolution
This bloody war lasted around nine years ending on November 9, 1799. This war ended the Reign of Terror, a very dark time for the French people. There was drought, hunger, and much financial trouble. More than 17,000 people were executed most not even having a trial. After the Revolution was the beginning of the Napoleonic Era, a story for another time. -
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
A book that has most of Gauss's theories in it. -
Discovered "Astroid" Ceres
This "asteroid" was originally known as a planet was later classified as a asteroid. Then lately in 2006 was classified as a dwarf planet, like Pluto. -
Married Johanna Ostoff
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Director of Gottingen
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Father Died
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Wife Died
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Remarried to Minna
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Heliotrope
An instrument used in land surveys. It uses a mirror to reflect sunlight. -
Rosetta Stone Translated
The stone was written in three different scripts, with us only knowing one at the time. Using the script that they knew historians then translated the stone, uncovering the unknown hieroglyphics in 1822. This well known stone is now residing in the British Museum. -
2nd Wife Died
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Won Copley Medal
The Copley Medal was first awarded in 1731 and is 170 years older than the Nobel Prize. Gauss won it for his inventions and research in the magnetic field. -
Mom Died
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Carl's Death
