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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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Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Sophie Germain

For Students 9th - 10th
Article highlights the accomplishments of Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who contributed to the study of acoustics, elasticity, mathematical physics, and the theory of numbers.
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Living Math!: Math History and Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
A good starting point for research into the history of Mathematics. Information is organized into time periods with lists of famous mathematicians and scientists.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: James Gregory

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information on the mathematician Gregory and his accomplishments.
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University of St. Andrews: Bhaskara

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short description of Bhaskara's life and works. Includes many math formulas and methods he contributed as a mathematician.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Waclaw Sierpinski

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives information on the life and accomplishments of mathematician Sierpinski.
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Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Julia Bowman Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography depicts the accomplishments and struggles in the life of Julia Robinson (1919-1985 CE). Learn more about her contributions to the world of mathematics.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: George Boole

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews page offers an excellent biography on George Boole, an English mathematician and linguist (1815-1864.) Discusses his life and his contributions to these fields.
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Agnes Scott College: Olga Taussky Todd (1906 1995 Ce)

For Students 9th - 10th
The brilliant mathematician is honored in this detailed biography of her life, education and contributions to the world of mathematics.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil Chatelet

For Students 9th - 10th
This page on French mathematician Emilie de Chatelet offers details of her life and work. Quotes from Voltaire, du Chatelet herself, and others mark how extraordinary it was for a woman of her day to study and write of mathematics and...
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University of St. Andrews: Albrecht Durer

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent, detailed biography of Durer, with extensive links to his works and contemporaries. This site not only details his artwork, but also his contributions as a mathematician.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Biography of Euclid

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Euclid, a Greek Mathematician, also known as the 'Father of Geometry'.
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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: Christiaan Huygens

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information and findings of Christiaan Huygens.
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Agnes Scott College: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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Agnes Scott College: Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850 1891)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of the mathematician, writer, and advocate of women's rights, Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891 CE).
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People.well.com: Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of mathematician and scientist Ada Lovelace, the woman for whom the first computer programming was named. It also includes a year-by-year timeline of her life. The biography was written by Betty Alexandra Toole.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Helena Rasiowa

For Students 9th - 10th
Helena Rasiowa was a Polish mathematician who achieved great mathematical accomplishments despite the dangers she faced during the German invasion of Poland. Read more about her life and work in this biography.
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Awm: Olga Taussky Todd

For Students 9th - 10th
The amazing life Olga Taussky-Todd (1906-1995 CE). This mathematician is captured in this biography, focusing on her accomplishments and honors received in the field of mathematics.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Biography of Pythagoras

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Greek mathematician, Pythagoras, who lived from 569 BC to approximately 475 BC. His theory, known as the Pythagorean Theorem continues to be of interest to mathematicians and has more than 400 different proofs.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Mary Somerville

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and accomplishments of Mary Somerville (1780-1872 CE) the female mathematician are presented in this detailed biography. It contains quotes from Mary herself and information on the contributions she made to the world of...
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Agnes Scott College: Emilie Du Chatelet

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a short biography of the fascinating Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician of the 18th century. She balanced math, motherhood, and marriage, plus a place in the French court and friendship with Voltaire, and "helped shape the...
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Wichita State University: Emilie, Marquise Du Chatelet

For Students 9th - 10th
This straightforward biography of the French mathematician Emilie de Chatelet covers basics of her life and times. Her friendship with Voltaire, translation of Newton, and tragic early death are included.
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University of St. Andrews: Marie Sophie Germain

For Students 9th - 10th
At a difficult time to be a woman mathematician, Germain was able to submit her works on number theory and receive some acknowledgement.

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