Germain, Sophie
French Mathematician 1776–1831
Sophie Germain is remembered for her work in the theory of numbers and in mathematical physics. Germain was born in Paris to a father who was a we...
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Sophie Germain
1776-1831
French Mathematician
Among the achievements of Sophie Germain's career was her attempt at a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Her successes were all the more remar...
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Sophie Germain
1776-1831
French mathematician who contributed to the studies of acoustics, elasticity, and the theory of numbers. Born in a time when women were not permitted to attend schools of high...
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The foundational work of Sophie Germain (1778-1831) on Fermat's Last Theorem, a problem unsolved in mathematics into the late 20th century, stood unmatched for over one hundred years. Though published...
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Sophie Germain's foundational work on Fermat's Last Theorem, a problem unsolved in mathematics into the late 20th century, stood unmatched for over one hundred years. Though published by a mentor of h...
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Sophie Germain was the daughter of a politically active merchant who became one of the directors of the Bank of France. He supported an extensive library out of which the young Sophie found ample mate...
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Sophie Germain was born in Paris on April 1, 1776. Her family was very wealthy and her dad worked as a merchant. She became interested in math when she was a teenager because she read a book about Arc...
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Germain, Sophie
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