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Diophantine Equations: Fermat
How the mathematician scribbled a note that created the world's most difficult maths problem.
Set Theory: Cantor
How Cantor's work on set theory shaped his life.
Coordinate Geometry: Descartes
How Descartes developed the (x,y) coordinates so familiar today.
Algorithms: Turing
How Alan Turing developed the simple mathematical foundation of computing science.
Degrees of Separation: Erdős
What's your Erdős number?
Number Theory: Gauss
The patterns that allowed a seven-year-old mathematician to perform amazing calculations.
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Calculus: Newton
How Newton's study of movement led to a revolutionary new branch of mathematics.
