Short biography of carl friedrich gauss
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| Carl Friedrich Gauss | |
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| Mathematician | |
| Specialty | Math & physics |
| Born | Apr. 30, 1777 Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | Feb. 23, 1855 (at age 77) Göttingen, Kingdom of Hanover |
| Nationality | German |
Born on April 30, 1777, in Brunswick, (then part of the Holy Roman Empire, now in Lower Saxony, Germany), Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss became one of the most prominent mathematicians since the classic Greek mathematicians.
Gauss wrote pivotal works in diverse scientific fields such as differential geometry, algebra, analysis, modular arithmetic, statistics, geophysics, geodesy, optics, planetary astronomy, electromagnetism and number theory, to which he remained devoted until his death.
Early Life
Widely known as the “prince of mathematicians,” Gauss was the only child and the child prodigy of a poor yet close-knit German working-class family. He pioneered the proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra, which consists of the fact that every polynomial equation with complex coefficients has as many roots as its degree.
Gauss’s early and intellect was recognized by his poor yet devoted parents. In 1784, while attending elementary school, young Carl took his teacher, Herr Buttner, by surprise when he instantly and effor
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss (pronunciation: Carl Friedrich Gauss (Gauß) (help·info), Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss) (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a famous mathematician from Göttingen, Germany. Gauss contributed to many areas of learning. Most of his work was about number theory, statistics, and astronomy.
Childhood
[change | change source]He was born in Braunschweig. That city was then part of the duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Today the city is part of Lower Saxony. As a child, he was a prodigy, meaning he was very clever. When he was 3 years old, he told his father that he had made a mistake on his complicated payroll. The child was correct. Gauss also taught himself to read.
When he was in elementary school, his teacher once tried to keep the children busy, telling them to add up all the numbers from 1 to 100. Gauss did it quickly, like this: 1 + 100 = 101, 2 + 99 = 101, 3 + 98 = 101, and so on. There were a total of 50 pairs, so 50 × 101 = 5,050. The formula is . There are many other versions of this story.[1]
The Duke of Brunswick gave Gauss a fellowship to the Collegium Carolinum, where he attended from 1792 to 1795. This meant that the Duke paid for the education of Carl Friedrich Gauss at the Collegium. Aft