Carl Friedrich Gauss:
“The Prince of Mathematicians”
“Mathematics is the queen of sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics.”
Life:
Carl Friedrich Gauss was born on April 30, 1777, in Brunswick, Germany. Known as the 'Prince of Mathematicians,' Gauss made transformative contributions to number theory, statistics, analysis, geometry, astronomy, and geodesy. A child prodigy, Gauss amazed his teachers with his early calculation skills. He studied at the University of Göttingen and spent much of his career as the director of the Göttingen Observatory. He died on February 23, 1855, in Göttingen, Germany.
Works:
Carl produced influential works that shaped mathematics and science:
Achievements:
Gauss proved the fundamental theorem of algebra, developed the method of least squares in statistics, and contributed to the theory of numbers, magnetism, and astronomy. His work in differential geometry laid the foundation for later developments in general relativity.