CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS
(1777-1855)
INTRODUCTION
Carl
Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and physicist.
Gauss had
made significant contributions in many fields of mathematics as well as
science.
He was very
focused on his work and used to work very hard and his this attitude toward his
work lead to the success he had achieved today.
He is
referred as ‘PRINCE OF MATHEMATICIANS’ and is considered as one of the three
greatest mathematicians of all time along with Archimedes and Newton.
Gauss had an
exceptional influence in many fields of mathematics and science.
He is also
ranked among history’s most influential mathematician.
He is well
known among the youth for his contribution in the field of algebra, geometry
and other…
SHORT DESCRIPTION
NAME: JOHN CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS
BORN:
30 APRIL, 1777
Brunswick Principality of
Brunswick
(Now in Germany)
DIED: 23 February, 1855 (aged 77)
Gottingen, kingdom of
Hanover,
GermanConfederation.
NATIONALITY: German
STUDYED
IN: Collegiums Carolinum,
University of
Gottingen,
University of Helmetedt
AWARDS: Lalande Prize (1809)
Copley Medal (1838)
FIELDS: Mathematics and Physics
KNOWN FOR:
1. MATHEMATICS
·
Algebra and Linear Algebra
·
Geometry and differential geometry
·
Number
Theory
·
Analysis, numerical analysis, vector calculus
and calculus of variations
·
Statistics
·
Knot Theory
Other mathematical areas…
2. Physics
·
Classical Mechanism
·
Quantum Mechanism
·
electromagnetism
3. Cartography
·
Gauss- Kruger
coordinate system
·
Gaussian grid
And many more…
PERSONAL LIFE
He was born
in Brunswick (Now in Germany).
He had a
poor and hard working- class of parents. He was a christen by birth. His mother
was illiterate and never recorded the date of his birth, she just remembered
the day of his birth was a Wednesday and was 39 days before Easter and then
Gauss himself solved the mystery of his own date of birth by calculating the
date according to the hints given by his mother.
Gauss was a
Child Prodigy as he was extra-ordinary intelligent since young age. There are
many stories about his early age intelligence.
Such as:
When he was only 3 years old he corrected an error made by his father which was
surprising for his all family as he was too young to solve those kinds of
problem.
There is
another say that when he was in school at the age of 7 he confidentially solved
an Arithmetic series problem (i.e. adding all the integer from 1 to 100) extremely faster
than any other then the class of 100 students…
There are
many more stories…
After he
grew up and studied in many universities. He married Johanna Osthoff and
had two son and one daughter but she (Johanna) died after 4 years (12 October 1804)
and his daughter (Louis) dies on the following year. Due to this Gauss was
plugged into a depression from which he never fully recovered.
He also
married another lady namely Minna Waldeck, with her he also had 3 children.
PERSONALITY
Gauss was an
ardent perfectionist and hard worker.
He was never
a prolific writer and also use to refuse to publish his work which he didn’t
consider complete and above critism. He was slightly insecure and protective
about his work.
His personal
diary is the evidence that he had made many specific and important mathematical
discoveries year and decades before publishing them.
It’s a
chance that that if he had published all his discoveries in a timely manner, he
would have advanced mathematics by 50 years Now.
Gauss was
known to dislike teaching but still he did take in a few students and his
several students became influential mathematician.
Gauss also
recommended so many persons for
different types of awards as he praised others work too… As he said that
“Mathematicians stand on each other’s shoulders”
CAREER AND ACHIVEMENTS
Carl Gauss made lot of discoveries being
generally regarded as one of the greatest
mathematicians
of all time for his contributions to
Number theory, geometry, probability
theory,
planetary astronomy, the theory of functions, and
potential theory.
For example: In
Algebra, He proved the
fundamental theory of algebra which states that
“every
non-constant single variable polynomial
with complex coefficient has at least
one complex
root.”
He owns so many book
like, Disquisitiones
Arithematicae, etc…
Quote by Gauss
“Mathematics is the queen of the sciences.”
“Life stands
before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes.”
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At last he
had done a significant work in different fields of mathematics as well as
science. Due to his work, Now many important theories and discoveries can be
done. The world will always remember him for his brilliant work…
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