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History of maths (math to some) tweets from the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). Mainly tweeted by @snezanalawrence
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Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun
10
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David Hilbert (1862-1943), who made contributions in many areas of mathematics and physics, died 14 Feb
8
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Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun
7
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Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec
10
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Emmy Noether (1882-1935), "best known for her contributions to abstract algebra", died 14 Apr
4
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Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
9
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Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made enormous contibutions to a wide range of mathematics and physics, born 15 Apr
6
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) worked in analysis, number theory, analytical & celestial mechanics, born 25 Jan
5
54
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Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) solved heat diffusion PDE using an infinite series of trig functions, born 21 Mar
8
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Paul Dirac (1902-1984) contributed to the early development of quantum mechanics, born 8 Aug
6
57
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Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar
5
73
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Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar
7
63
222
Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748), who contributed to infinitesimal calculus & educated young Leonhard Euler, died 1 Jan
3
51
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
3
85
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Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec
5
97
211
Georg Cantor (1845-1918) founded set theory and discovered cardinal numbers, died 6 Jan
2
46
217
Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, born 23 Jun
4
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Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), worked on algebraic topology & analytic functions of several complex variables, born 29 Apr
4
60
215
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) "made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations", born 15 Jan
1
44
206
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec
6
52
205
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec
7
75
208
Karl Weierstrass (1815-1897) known for construction of theory of complex functions by power series, born 31 Oct
1
64
203
Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), recognised that integration and differentiation are inverse operations, died 4 May
7
68
191
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) worked in logic, co-author with Whitehead of Principia Mathematica, born 18 May
4
45
202
M.C. Escher (1898-1972) an artist whose works have included a considerable mathematical content, born 17 Jun
1
52
189
Isaac Newton (1643-1727) worked on calculus, optics & gravity, born 25 Dec 1642 Julian/4 Jan 1643 Gregorian
2
55
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Andrew Wiles (1953-), who solved Fermat's Last Theorem was born 11 Apr
3
58
190
Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) solved heat diffusion PDE using an infinite series of trig functions, born 21 Mar
2
58
190
Emmy Noether (1882-1935), "best known for her contributions to abstract algebra", died 14 Apr
2
59
188
René Descartes (1596-1650) whose application of algebra to geometry is a source for Cartesian geometry born 31 Mar
3
44
188
Georg Cantor (1845-1918) founded set theory and discovered cardinal numbers, died 6 Jan
3
52
186
Andrew Wiles (1953-), who solved Fermat's Last Theorem was born 11 Apr
1
28
181
Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
1
52
186
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec
9
71
188
René Descartes (1596-1650) whose application of algebra to geometry is a source for Cartesian geometry born 31 Mar
2
58
182
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
0
55
180
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
3
82
178
Richard Feynman (1918-1988) "one of the most celebrated and revered scientists of modern times", born 11 May
2
62
174
Claude Shannon (1916-2001) founded the subject of information theory, died 24 Feb
0
58
174
Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) laid the mathematical foundation of the theory of relativity, born 22 Jun
5
49
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Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) laid the mathematical foundation of the theory of relativity, born 22 Jun
1
46
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Georg Cantor (1845-1918) founded set theory and discovered cardinal numbers, died 6 Jan
0
76
163
Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), worked on algebraic topology & analytic functions of several complex variables, born 29 Apr
4
67
167
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
2
74
163
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
3
77
162
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), prolific and influential in mathematics, born 30 Apr
3
43
165
John Napier (1550-1617) best known for inventing logarithms but did much more, died 4 Apr
7
56
156
Paul Dirac (1902-1984) contributed to the early development of quantum mechanics, born 8 Aug
1
53
160
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) worked in logic, co-author with Whitehead of Principia Mathematica, born 18 May
3
54
162
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made enormous contibutions to a wide range of mathematics and physics, born 15 Apr
2
79
160
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made enormous contibutions to a wide range of mathematics and physics, born 15 Apr
1
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154
Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun
0
73
164
Emmy Noether (1882-1935), "best known for her contributions to abstract algebra", died 14 Apr
3
75
157
Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) proved fundamental results about axiomatic systems, born 28 Apr
1
44
160
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), a philosopher who worked on the foundations of mathematics & logic, born 26 Apr
3
47
156
George Boole (1815-1864) approached logic in a new way, worked on differential equations, calculus & probability, born 2 Nov
0
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155
Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar
10
30
152
Niels Abel (1802-1829) proved impossibility of solving algebraically the general equation of the 5th degree, born 5 Aug
2
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146
Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
3
58
161
Niels Abel (1802-1829) proved impossibility of solving algebraically the general equation of the 5th degree, born 5 Aug
1
52
154
Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
2
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146
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made enormous contibutions to a wide range of mathematics and physics, born 15 Apr
2
46
153
Stefan Banach (1892-1945) founded modern functional analysis, contributed to topological vector spaces, born 30 Mar
3
57
153
Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748), who contributed to infinitesimal calculus & educated young Leonhard Euler, died 1 Jan
1
41
150
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), a philosopher who worked on the foundations of mathematics & logic, born 26 Apr
6
34
151
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) worked on electricity and magnetism and on the kinetic theory of gases, born 13 Jun
4
46
152
Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), of Bayes' theorem & Bayesian probability, died 17 Apr
3
41
144
Katherine Johnson (1918-) made important mathematical contributions to NASA's space programmme, born 26 Aug
4
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Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), of Bayes' theorem & Bayesian probability, died 17 Apr
1
41
144
William of Ockham (1288-1348), "It is vain to do with more what can be done with less", died 9 Apr
4
48
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Évariste Galois (1811-1832) made important contributions to group theory and Galois theory, born 25 Oct
3
37
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Richard Feynman (1918-1988) "one of the most celebrated and revered scientists of modern times", born 11 May
1
43
145
Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) worked on basic properties of fluid flow, pressure, density & velocity, born 8 Feb
3
50
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Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), worked on algebraic topology & analytic functions of several complex variables, born 29 Apr
4
35
142
Paul Cohen (1934-2007) proved independence in set theory of axiom of choice, generalised continuum hypothesis, born 2 Apr
2
46
140
Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754) worked on analytic geometry and probability, born 26 May
4
47
139
Henri Leon Lebesgue (1875-1941) formulated the theory of measure, generalised Riemann integral, born 28 Jun
0
40
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Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar
4
67
133
Niels Abel (1802-1829) proved impossibility of solving algebraically the general equation of the 5th degree, born 5 Aug
0
63
133
Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) worked on basic properties of fluid flow, pressure, density & velocity, born 8 Feb
0
37
137
G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), worked in number theory & analysis, wrote A Mathematician's Apology, born 7 Feb
1
48
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Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
3
69
132
Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), worked on algebraic topology & analytic functions of several complex variables, born 29 Apr
0
63
131
William of Ockham (1288-1348), "It is vain to do with more what can be done with less", died 9 Apr
3
27
128
Maria Agnesi (1718-1799) worked in differential calculus & known for the cubic the 'witch of Agnesi', born 16 May
1
43
127
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) worked in analysis, number theory, analytical & celestial mechanics, born 25 Jan
4
47
133
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), a philosopher who worked on the foundations of mathematics & logic, born 26 Apr
2
40
130
Henri Leon Lebesgue (1875-1941) formulated the theory of measure, generalised Riemann integral, born 28 Jun
0
54
131
Richard Feynman (1918-1988) "one of the most celebrated and revered scientists of modern times", born 11 May
0
65
124
Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep
4
75
127
Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) worked in number theory and the foundations of calculus, died 12 Jan
1
25
128
Brook Taylor (1685-1731) known for Taylor series, discovered integration by parts, born 18 Aug
3
41
129
Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun
3
64
123
Tullio Levi-Civita (1873-1941) published theory of tensors in a form used by Einstein in relativity, born 29 Mar
1
37
126
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827) worked in astronomy, analysis & probability, born 23 Mar
1
47
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) known for her work as a nurse, but also a pioneering statistician, born 12 May
3
43
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Felix Klein (1849-1925), whose Erlangen Program worked on geometry & group theory, famous for a bottle, born 25 Apr
1
41
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) worked on conic section, projective geometry, probability & other areas, born 19 Jun
2
45
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Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) proved fundamental results about axiomatic systems, born 28 Apr
0
36
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