One of the great figures of Italian science, Maria Gaëtana Agnesi (1718-1799) was born and died in the city of Milan. Her principal work, Analytical Institutions, introduces the reader to algebra and analysis, providing elucidations of integral...

One of the great figures of Italian science, Maria Gaëtana Agnesi was born and died in Milan, an Italian city under Habsburg rule. In early childhood, she demonstrated extraordinarily intellectual abilities, learning several languages, including...

Italian Mathematician and Philosopher 1718–1799 Maria Gaëtana Agnesi was born in Milan, Italy. By the time she was 5 years old, she could speak both Italian and French. Her father was a professor of mathematics in Bologna, and Agnesi...

1718-1799 Italian Mathematician The daughter of a mathematics professor at the University of Bologna, Maria Gaëtana Agnesi grew up possessing an enormous command of mathematics, languages, and the sciences. She later dedicated herself to the...

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the...

En 1748, a los 30 años de edad, una mujer terminó de escribir un libro sobre cálculo diferencial e integral que ha establecido hasta nuestros días el orden temático de las obras que abordan la materia. En una época en que se daba...

Hiroshi Teshigahara, 74, creator of feature films, avant-garde flower arrangements (ikebana) and art installations, died Apr. 14 in Tokyo of leukemia. Teshigahara was best known for his 1964 film Woman in the Dunes, based on a novel by Kobo Abe about two people...