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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.

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What is the Best contribution of Alan Turing?

Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, including the Battle of the Atlantic, and in so doing helped win the war.

His work enabled the Enigma to be decoded - By early 1942, the team at Bletchley Park were decoding up to 39,000 Enigma messages a month. Eventually this number rose to 84,000 or about two messages decoded every minute.

Turing's war work is believed to have shortened the war - Many people, including Winston Churchill, claimed that Turing's work shortened the Second World War by at least two years.

Turing was a member of the team which decoded the 'Fish' cipher - The 'Fish' cipher which was used towards the end of the war by the German High Command to transmit messages between Hitler and senior officers in the field.

What is Nash?

there someone named Joshua Nash and hes cool but his reel last name is Princeton lol

Why 1729 is a Ramanujan number?

As the speciality of this number i.e., smallest number that can be shown as sum of two positive cubes in two ways was found by Ramanujam in the presence of Hardy.so it is also called hardy-ramanujan number.

How many seconds are there in 31 minutes?

There are 60 seconds in one minute. Therefore, 31 minutes is equal to 31 x 60 = 1860 seconds.

Does Godels Incompleteness Theorem imply axioms do not exist?

No, not at all. The Incompleteness Theorem is more like, that there will always be things that can't be proven.

Further, it is impossible to find a complete and consistent set of axioms, meaning you can find an incomplete set of axioms, or an inconsistent set of axioms, but not both a complete and consistent set.

How can you graph tan x in Microsoft Excel?

In the 1st column make a list of numbers, and in the 2nd column calculate the tangent of each value in the 1st column. Try entering 0.01 in A1 and =A1+0.01 in A2, then select A2:A942 and fill down. In B1 enter =tan(A1), then select B1:B942 and fill down. Next, select A1:B942, then insert a line graph. Adjust the Y axis range until it looks good.

How do you factor x2-6x plus 27?

X2 - 6X + 27 = 0

what are the factors of 27 that add to - 6?

None! This polynomial is unreal and does not intersect the X axis.

Why is fibonacci important?

Fibonacci is best known for the sequence named after him, defined as follows:

-The first two numbers in the sequence are both 1

-Every number after that is the sum of the two previous numbers.

The first few digits are

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144 ...

One particularly interesting feature of this sequence is that the ratio of any two consecutive numbers approaches a number called Φ, which is about 1.618

1/1 = 1

2/1 = 2

3/2 = 1.5

5/3 = 1.666...

8/5 = 1.6

13/8 = 1.625

And so on. Φ is an interesting number because

Φ^2 = Φ + 1

1/Φ = Φ - 1

What formula did david hilbert make?

y

= (7

z

- 1)/3 = 2

z

+ (

z

- 1)/3.

x

= (17

y

+ 1)/7 = 2

y

+ (3

y

+ 1)/7

Can two parabolas of the form with different vertices have the same axis of symmetry?

The form is not specified in the question so it is hard to tell. But two parabolas with different vertices can certainly have the same axis of symmetry.

Where was René Descartes from?

Rene Descartes was born on March 31, 1596 in La Heye en Touraine, France.

He died on February 11, 1650 (he was 53.)

The place Rene Descartes was born in (La Haye en Touraine, France) was renamed La Haye-Descartes in 1802 in his honor, and then it was renamed again to just Descartes in 1967.

Birth and death dates of founding fathers?

Comprehensive lists of the birth- and death-dates of the Founders of the United States are available in many traditional texts and online sources. Relevant dates for three of the most well-known Founders, however, are as follows: Benjamin Franklin, January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790; Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826; John Adams, October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826.

Did Neil Armstrong receive any awards?

Neil Armstrong received the following awards: a Gold Star, Korean Service Medal, Engagement Star, Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, the Sylvanus Thayer Award, and the Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautics Association.he also won an air medal with 2 gold stars, the syngman rhee medal and a united nations service medal. Eagle scout.
He won the Gold star , for he fought in the Korean War, he won the Presidents medal , and also The Goddard gold medal.

Why did Archimedes invent the elevator?

because they needed to pulled items and cattle up large buildings and hills.

When was geometry invented?

Geometry was first studied in the 3rd century B.C. by Euclid.

Does 7 have a line of symmetry?

no, unless you draw it funny with a really long line on the top and split it diagonally at the point.