Important events in Math

Pythagoras life

457 BCE

Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician who to this date is considered one of the first or the first real mathematician, some of his contributions to the world of Math are: Many Important theorems and works on different areas like square root and more, this is important because most of the things he did make up what maths are now to us.

Invention of simple symbols in Maths

Nov 9, 1360

Nicole Oresme was one of the greatest philosophers in the late Middle Ages. His published writings included mathematics, he is considered the father of the symbols + and -

Origin of algebra

Nov 8, 1500

The origins of algebra are said to be in the 16th century in Babylon, algebra is a huge subject in maths that is used in many ways like calculating variables that aren't specific or other real life scenarios like area in building, planifications and more. This is a life changing event for the way we live but the thing is that there ain't a specific originator but many.

Copernicus Discovery

Nov 8, 1543

Thru some hardcore mathematics Copernicus discovered that the actual center of our solar system is not the earth (which was the most popular belief) and that the actual center of it is the sun, this is very importAnt because it is a huge apport to maths and science to this date. The sad thing was that the Catholic Church didn't like it and he was punished for that

Decimal Fractions Origin

Nov 9, 1543

Simon Steven introduced decimal fractions a while ago, this was quite helpful because it made maths with fractions more specific and accurate, this is still used in maths and it is so important tha even its a main subject up in middle school math class.