Top 15 Greatest Mathematicians

15. John von Neumann

John was born in 1903 and he lived until 1957. He was born in
Budapest and he helped in designing the architecture of the
computers. The modern computers are based on the architecture
provided by him. This is because he helped in the inception of a
series which forms the base of all the electronic devices. He was
also a chemical engineer but he was always more interest in Math.
Most of his discoveries were made around set theory, geometry,
game theory, quantum mechanics and computer science. He was
also an integral part of Manhattan project.

14. Aristotle

Aristotle had a diverse knowledge over various areas including

mathematics, geology, physics, metaphysics, biology, medicine
and psychology. He was a pupil of Plato therefore it’s not a
surprise that he had a vast knowledge and made contributions
towards Platonism. Tutored Alexander the Great and established a
library which aided in the production of hundred of books.

13. Wilhelm Leibniz

Next on the list of mathematical prodigies is the German
philosopher and mathematician, Wilhelm Leibniz, who played an
instrumental role in the invention of calculus. Another contribution
of this genius was that he had a major hand in the invention of
mechanical calculators. He also contributed in the field of
topology.

12. Isaac Newton

The Englishman Isaac Newton is better known as a scientist who
discovered the Law of Gravitation and the Three Laws of Motion,
but he was an equally great mathematician too. He is credited with
the formulation of Binomial Theorem and infinitesimal calculus,
the latter one, along with Gottfried Leibniz.

11. Srinivasa Ramanujan

This is another Indian mathematician in our list and he lived
between 1887 and 1920. It is known that he never received a
formal training in math and even after that, he made several
contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, continued
fractions and infinite series. He is the man behind Hardy-
Ramanujan Littlewood circle and he also worked on products of
hypergeometric series.
10. Andrew Wiles
In this list of greatest mathematicians of the world is the
contemporary genius, Andrew Wiles, who has contributed to the
field of modern mathematics with the proof of Fermat Last
Theorem, which took him seven long years of hard work and
dedication.

9. Leonardo Fibonacci Bigollo

Leonardo Fibonacci Bigollo was an acclaimed Italian
mathematician, who is the inventor of the famous Fibonacci
Series. Additionally, he was responsible for the introduction of
Arabic number system in Europe. His contribution to modern
mathematics can never be denied.

8. Bernhard Riemann
The next name on the list of top 10 greatest mathematicians in the
world is that of the German scientist, Bernhard Riemann, who
made great contributions in the field of number theory and
differential geometry and analysis. He came from a poor family
but was a brilliant mathematician, who is also credited with the
introduction of Riemann Hypothesis, which deals with
distribution of prime numbers.

7. Bhaskar
Bhaskar was another Indian scientist who made a lot of
contribution is the field of mathematics. Bhaskar was born in
Karnataka and he was born in 1114. He solved several
astronomical problems and he is also known for his book called
Siddhanta Siromani. One of his famous theory was that any
number divided by 0 is infinity and the sum of any number and
infinity is also infinity.

6. Carl Friedrich Gauss

This German mathematician was honored with the title of
“Prince of Mathematicians” and his contributions in the
mathematical field are diverse, ranging from algebra to statistics,
number theory, differential geometry, and analysis. He exhibited
extraordinary skills as a teenager and even wrote his magnum
opus called Disquisitiones Arithmeticae when he was just 21
years old.
5. Alan Turing
Alan was a British Mathematician and he is often addressed as
the father of computer science. During the Second World War,
he broke the Nazi crypto code and this helped the administration
is protecting a lot of property and targets. It is also said that the
allies won the world war because of Alan’s contribution. And it
is also known that he was a gay and he was given a punishment
to undergo a hormone treatment for the same. He later
committed suicide.

4. Aryabhata
Aryabhata is the great Indian mathematician from the ancient
period who will always be revered for his glorious contribution
to the field. He was the first one to introduce the place value
system by denoting numbers with letters. He also discovered
fats like the position of the planet, their revolution around the
sun and measured the number of days in a year.

3. Euclid
Featuring next on the list of top 10 greatest mathematicians in
the world history is Euclid, who is regarded as the Father of
Geometry. He lived around 300 BC, but his great works on
elements, geometry and number theory are used till date as a
part of modern education in mathematics.

2. Euler
The Swiss mathematician Euler is regarded as one of the
greatest mathematical geniuses in the history of the world. His
discoveries spanned the fields of calculus, geometry, algebra,
graph theory and trigonometry. He also introduced the notions
of mathematical and trigonometric function, which have become
the framework of modern mathematics today.

1. Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was a well-known Indian mathematician and
astronomer. He was born in year 598 and he passed away in
year 665. As per the records, it is known that he was the first
person to establish rules about computing with 0. Most of his
texts are in Sanskrit and he has also given the solution to the
general linear equation. At last, he also gave the sum of the
square and cubes of first n integers. Without him, we would not
have been here as he formed the basis of modern mathematics.
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