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Briggs, Henry (1561-1630), an English mathematician, calculated and published the first tables of common logarithms, numbers that can be used to simplify complicated calculations (see Logarithms). Logarithms are used to describe mathematically many natural phenomena. Briggs's tables, which were a continuation of the work of the Scottish mathematician John Napier, appeared in 1624 (see Napier, John). Briggs also invented the method of long division commonly used today. He was born in February… More »
Ampere, Andre Marie, ahn PAIR or AM peer, ahn DRAY mah REE (1775-1836), a French mathematician... More >>
Archimedes, ahr kuh MEE deez (287?-212 B.C.), was the most original and profound mathematician of... More >>
Aumann, Robert John (1930-...), is an Israeli and American mathematician who won the 2005 Nobel... More >>
Babbage, Charles (1791-1871), was an English mathematician known for his designs of two... More >>
Babson, Roger Ward (1875-1967), an American statistician, founded Babson's Statistical... More >>
Bolyai, Janos (1802-1860), a Hungarian mathematician, was one of the founders of the theory of... More >>
Boole, George (1815-1864), a British logician and mathematician, devised a method of expressing... More >>
Briggs, Henry (1561-1630), an English mathematician, calculated and published the first tables of... More >>
Cauchy, koh SHEE, Augustin Louis (1789-1857), a French mathematician, became famous for... More >>
Chatelet, shah tuh LAY, Marquise du (1706-1749), was a French mathematician, physicist, and... More >>
Eratosthenes, ehr uh TOS thuh neez (276?-195? B.C.), was a Greek mathematician. He found a way of... More >>
Erdos, Paul, AYR dohsh, powl (1913-1996), was a Hungarian mathematician who ranked as one of the... More >>
Euler, OY luhr, Leonhard (1707-1783), a Swiss mathematician, became famous for his great output... More >>
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