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Archimedesdiscovered pi defined the lever invented the screw shouted Eureka in the bath
Charles Babbagecreated the difference engine worked out the first speedometer small computer basis of modern computer
Benjamin Bannekermade the first clock in America that kept perfect time for 20 years first science book by a black American called Bannekers Almanac worked out Locusts would come back every 12 years planned the layout of Washington DC
Rene Descartesdiscovered the y and the X axis basically created geometry
Albert EinsteinTheories of relativity E equals M C squared
Euclidfather of geometry because he was the first person to write down many definitions witch we use today
Fibonaccicreated Fibonaccis sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 each number is the sum of the previous two
JC Friedrich Gaussthe origin of the Motion of Heavenly bodies
Sophie Germainhid candles in her shoes to study math at night known for work with prime numbers
Gottfierd Leibinizcreated the binary system foundation for virtually all modern computers
Ada Countess of Lovelaceproduced what is now regarded the first computer program in anticipated much of what is considered modern computering
Sir Isaac Newtonmost known in math for his work on calculus which is solving problems that involve motion or changing quantities
Blaise Pascaldeveloped a mechanical calculator in 1642 probability based on Pascals triangle
Pythogorasdiscovered existence of irrational numbers which is the Pythagorean Theorem A squared plus B squared equals C squared the first to distinguish between prime and composite


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