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Mathematicians
Often, to completely understand the importance of a mathematical theory, it's essential to know about the person who developed it. This category is where all questions about historically significant mathematicians should be asked.
6,570 Questions
What is the buoyant force equal to in Archimedes' principle?
an object is immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. This became known as Archimede's principle. The weight of the displaced fluid can be found mathematically. The fluid displaced has a weight W = mg. The mass can now be expressed in terms of the density and its volume, m = pV. Hence, W = pVg.
What did John Von Neumann invent?
The mathematician John Von Neumann was involved in several key projects. He was a consultant on the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer), designed and constructed at the University of Pennsylvania, which was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer. The major credit for the ENIAC however, is generally given to John Mauchly, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and John Eckert, one of his graduate students. The major drawback of the ENIAC was that it had to be programmed manually by setting switches and plugging and unplugging cables.
The next major advance was the stored-program concept, which is attributed to the ENIAC designers but most especially to von Neumann. The first publication of the idea was in a 1945 proposal by von Neumann for a new computer, the EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Computer). The EDVAC was never built, but in 1946, von Neumann and his colleagues began the design of a new stored-program computer, referred to as the IAS computer, at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies. The IAS computer, although not completed until 1952, is the prototype of all subsequent general-purpose computers. So the answer to your question is that von Neumann, with help from others, invented the concept of the store-program computer and then developed (you could say invented) the IAS computer.
What was the name of the machine invented by Charles Babbage?
Charles Babbage, Mathematician / Inventor Born December 26, 1791 in Teignmouth, Devonshire UK , Died 18 1871, London; Known as the "Father of Computing" for his contributions to the basic design of the computer through his Analytical Engine . http://www.answers.com/Charles+Babbage?cat=technology&gwp=11&method=3&ver=2.3.0.609 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage
Why is Carl Friedrich Gauss famous?
Carl Friedrich Gauss was famous for some important discoveries in Mathematics in the field of the complex numbers,(Argand-Gauss plane), in Statistics with his famous Z Distribution, or Normal Distribution who is called as the Gauss Curve.
He worked too in Topology of the Complex Functions (Gauss Curvature), in the chapter of series (Gauss Series), in Differential and Integral Calculus with his Gaussian Integration.
In Physics he worked with Strogradsky in the field of Electricity,and in Optics.
Who is the greatest living mathematician?
1st row : aryabhata,bhaskaracharya,gauss,euclid,madhava(for inventing calculus 2 centuries before newton)
2nd row : bhramagupta,euler,archimedes(reason he is in 2nd row is his contributions are small to mathematics but he is the greatest engineer and inventor in ancient),thales,ramanujam
3rd row: panini,sridharacharya,lui hui.
the rank of rows are based on talents and inventions,order in the same row is random.
Charles Babbage is the originator of what technology?
In 1834 Charles Babbage (1791-1871) designed the forerunner of the computer, the mechanical Analytical Engine. It was designed to perform complicated calculations such as multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
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Thales of Miletus (pronounced tahl-es), also known as Thales the Milesian (ca. 624 BC-ca. 546 BC), was a pre-Socratic Greek-Phoenician philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition as well as the "father of science." Thales also was the first to see charges in effect. by rubbing amber with fur he had laves and feathers flying towards the amber.
What did Aristotle think about tyrants?
When government broke down, a tyrant was often appointed to govern and end the disruptive infighting amongst the aristocracy. This was usually by popular consent of the middle and lower classes who had become tired of aristocrats promoting trouble in pursuit of their own interests.
The problem was that the tyrant had to raise a tax to hire a personal bodyguard to protect himself from assassination by the frustrated aristocrats, and the tax was resented by many. However the beneficial effects meant that this was generally tolerated, in some cases (eg Athens in the 6th Century BCE) for several generations.
Who was the inventor of the calculating machine?
The first inventor of the calculating machine was Blaise Pascal.
Did Archimedes have any hobbies?
He liked to tackle and solve mathematical problems and he liked to invent things to solve practical and military problems. Archimedes was one of the finest mathematical minds that ever lived, and he was an engineering genius.
What are facts about charles babbage?
1__theres a crater on the moon named after him
2__hes caled "the father of computing"
3__as a 'wittle kid', wenever he got a toy, he took it apart and figured out how it worked
4__he taught himself algebra
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5__he was smarter at math then his teachers
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How did Aristotle influence greek society?
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What did Carl Frederich Gauss do?
he was a very famous German scientist and mathematician. he developed and discovered quite a few things, and he also wrote some books
Thales of Miletus was a pre-socratic Greek philosopher
Aristotle's contribution to psychology?
Aristotle is often regarded as the father of psychology, and his book, De Anima (On the Soul), the first book on psychology. He was concerned with the connection between the psychological processes and the underlying physiological phenomenon. Many believe he contributed more to prescience psychology than any other person, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Although Aristotle attended Plato's Academy, he became convinced of the need for empirical observations and criticized many of Plato's philosophies. Plato and Aristotle "represent a basic divergence in the way man and the world may be viewed, a modern parallel being the difference between the clinical and the experimental psychologist. (Zusne, p. 8)"
Aristotle postulates that the body and the mind exist as facets of the same being, with the mind being simply one of the body's functions. He suggests that intellect consists of two parts: something similar to matter (passive intellect) and something similar to form (active intellect). Aristotle says that intellect "'is separable, impassible, unmixed, since it is in its essential nature activity. . . . When intellect is set free from its present conditions, it appears as just what it is and nothing more: it alone is immortal and eternal . . . and without it nothing thinks (Britannica Online, "Physiological Psychology")."
Aristotle described the psyche as a substance able to receive knowledge. Knowledge is obtained through the psyche's capability of intelligence, although the five senses are also necessary to obtain knowledge. "As Aristotle describes the process, the sense receives 'the form of sensible objects without the matter, just as the wax receives the impression of the signet-ring without the iron or the gold.' (Britannica Online, "Physiological Psychology")." Sensitivity is stimulated by phenomenon in the environment, and memory is the persistence of sense impressions. He maintained that mental activities were primarily biological, and that the psyche was the "form" part of intellect. Aristotle insisted that the body and the psyche form a unity. This idea is known as hylomorphic.
Aristotle believed that thinking requires the use of images. While some animals can imagine, only man thinks. Knowing (nous) differs from thinking in that it is an active, creative process leading to the recognition of universals; it is akin to intuition, it does not cause movement, and it is independent of the other functions of the psyche. (Zusne, pp. 8-9)
Thomas Aquinas based many of his ideas on those of Aristotle, metaphysically interpreting them to make them fit his Christian theological framework. Thomistic psychology is still taught in Catholic schools today.
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What were Isaac Newton's discoveries?
Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist and chemist whose many important contributions to science (and discoveries) laid down the foundation for much of the progress in science as we know it.
He was a co-inventor of calculus; he unraveled the mysteries of light and optics; he formulated the three laws of motion, deriving from them the law of universal gravitation.
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What are some of contributions of Thales of miletus to geography?
Thales of Miletus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher considered by many (even Aristotle) to be the first philosopher from the Greek tradition. In terms of the field of mathematics, Thales is known for being the first to apply deductive reasoning to geometry.
Who was the woman that helped Charles B Babbage?
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815, London - 27 November 1852, Marylebone, London), born Augusta Ada Byron, was the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron. She is widely known in modern times simply as Ada Lovelace.
What were the features of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine?
He invented a programable general purpose mechanical digital computer that he called the Analytical Engine in the late 1840s. However he could never get funding for it from parliament and was still arguing with his machinist over unpaid bills and specifications on his earlier never finished Difference Engine machine.
Charles Babbage is known as the father of computing.
In 1822, while at the Cambridge University in UK, Charles Babbage was critical of the navigation tables of the day. Most accidents at sea, he felt, could be avoided if estimations and guesswork could be taken out of the game. In other words, Babbage wanted "accurate tables" which led him to develop the machine known as the Difference Engine, which was powered by steam to produce highly reliable charts and tables.
Babbage approached the British government with his idea of the engine. He wanted government funding for his project, which he soon got. Most people believe that this was perhaps the first request for a computer science research.
However, Babbage soon saw the limitations of his Difference Engine, such that he decided to embark on a more ambitious project to develop a sophisticated machine for use in different scenarios. This he called the Analytical Engine. He left the project of the difference engine to itself. In 1842, seeing no results from the project, the British government decided to stop funding Babbage's engine. He was not disheartened though: he continued work on the Analytical Engine, but in 1847, he abandoned it and went back to work with the Difference Engine again! Well, at this rate, he never completed his projects during his lifetime. He did not document his work well, either.
Charles Babbage, FRS (December 26, 1791 London, England - October 18, 1871 Marylebone, London, England) was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum.
In 1991, a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. Nine years later, the Science Museum completed the printer Babbage had designed for the difference engine, an astonishingly complex device for the 19th century.
Do you mean Charles Babbage?
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician, mechancal engineer and inventor. He is famous for designing the "difference engine" which was a machine which would calculate mathematical tables accurately. Babbage's design was in effect a programmable mechanical computer and is the forerunner of modern electronic computers.
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the Kingdom of Poland on February 19, 1473. He was the first to formulate a comprehensive Heliocentric Cosmology , which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. He died on May 24, 1543 in the Kingdom of Poland.
