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Euler Biography Text
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Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
The greatest mathematician of the eighteenth century,
Leonhard Euler was born in Basel, Switzerland. There,
he studied under another giant of mathematics, Jean
Bernoulli. In 1731 Euler became a professor of physics
and mathematics at St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Euler was the most prolific mathematician of all time,
publishing over 800 different books and papers. His
influence was felt in physics and astronomy as well.
He is perhaps best known for his research into
mathematical analysis. Euler's work,
Introductio in analysin infinitorum (1748),
remained a standard textbook in the field for
well over a century. For the princess of Anhalt-Dessau,
he wrote
Lettres a une princesse d'Allemagne (1768-1772),
giving a clear non-technical outline of the main
physical theories of the time.
One can hardly write a mathematical equation without
copying Euler. Notations still in use today, such
as e and [pi], were introduced
in Euler's writings. Leonhard Euler died in 1783,
leaving behind a legacy perhaps unmatched, and
certainly unsurpassed, in the annals of mathematics.
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The Most Beautiful Equation in Math?
Perhaps the most elegant equation in the history of math is:
cos(x)+isin(x)=e^xi
which demonstrates the relationship between algebra,
complex analysis, and trigonometry. From this
equation, it's easy to derive the identity:
e^[pi]i+1=0
which relates the fundamental constants:
0, 1, [pi], e, and i in a single beautiful and
elegant statement. A poll of readers
conducted by The Mathematical Intelligencer
magazine named Euler's Identity as the
most beautiful theorem in the history of
mathematics.
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Learn more about Euler
Euler at Wikipedia
The Euler Archive
Euler at Biography.com
Euler at Famous Scientists
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