5. Euclid or also known as Euclid Of Alexandria.
Born in 300 BC.
“Father of Geometry”.
Geometry
Deduced principles on Euclidean Geometry.
Perspective ,conic sections ,spherical
geometry ,number theory and rigor.
Elements- most influential work in the
history of mathematics.
6. Archimedes or Archimedes Of Syracuse.
Born in 287 BC.
Greatest mathematician of Antiquity.
Calculus ,analysis ,areas of circles ,surface
areas and volumes ,area under parabola and
geometrical theorems.
Value of pi ,infinitesimals.
7. Born on 25 December 1642.
Famously known as “NATURAL
PHILOSOPHER”
power series ,binomial theorem ,cubic plane
curves and Newton’s method for
approximating the roots of functions.
8. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Born on 30 April 1770.
German.
Number theory ,algebra ,statistics ,analysis
and differential geometry.
Greatest mathematician since antiquity.
Ranked - History’s most influential
mathematics.
9. Indian Mathematician
Born on 22 December 1886.
Made extraordinary contributions in
mathematical analysis ,number theory
,infinite series and continued fractions.
Mathematical research in isolation.
Skills became apparent in a wider
mathematical community.
Said to be “Natural Genius”.
Famous for ramanujan prime and ramanujan
theta function.