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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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University of Virginia

Sir Isaac Newton Projectiles and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account of Newton's life is provided (from birth to death) as is a somewhat detailed look at Newton's studies of gravity.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information as well as accomplishments of Riemann.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: John Kemeny

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site provides biological information as well as accomplishments of Kemeny.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Biography of Hero

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the life and accomplishments of Fibonacci.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Diophantus of Alexandria

For Students 9th - 10th
This Univ. of St. Andrews site provides information on "the father of algebra," Diophantus.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Julius Wihelm Richard Dedekind

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site provides biographical information and accomplishments of Dedekind.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Hypatia of Alexandria Poster

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can use this image to enhance their famous mathematician projects.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Mina Rees

For Students 9th - 10th
A mathematics professor and head of the mathematics branch of the Office of Naval Research, Mina Rees (1902-1997 CE) made many contributions to the world of mathematics. Learn more about this famous mathematician through this short...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Luca Pacioli

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the famous mathematician includes some information on his personal life, but focuses on the books he wrote that contributed to the world of mathematics.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Black Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of famous African-American mathematicians.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Historia De Las Matematicas

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. These interactive pages will familiarize you with famous mathematicians. Every era has small reference to the most relevant historical events and their contribution to Mathematics.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Mathematics History Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews allows you to link to many famous mathematicians and mathematical events from Babylonian mathematics in 2000 B.C. to mathematical discoveries in the 20th Century.
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Librosmaravillosos: Veinte Matematicos Celebres

For Students 9th - 10th
These are biographies of twenty famous mathematicians.
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Vernet -Virtual Education Resources Network

Salon Hogar: Matematicos

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find a brief biography of over 50 famous mathematicians.
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University of California

Ucmp: Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California provides a brief biography of the mathematician, Buffon.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Doris Schattschneider

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a very brief description of the accomplishments of Doris Schattschneider, the female mathematician.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College:biographies of Women Mathematicians: Argelia Velez Rodriguez

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography highlight just a few of the events and accomplishments of this female mathematician.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Karen Uhlenbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief paragraph highlights the accomplishments of this mathematician who made pioneering contributions to global analysis and gauge theory and the theory of partial differential equations.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Archimedes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the ancient Greek mathematician regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Carl Friedrich Gauss

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of the greatest mathematicians in history.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Emmy Noether

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about mathematician, Emmy Noether who was known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Srinivasa Ramanujan

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about the Indian mathematician who made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.

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