102,870
edits
Changes
From Nordan Symposia
Jump to navigationJump to searchNew page: Image:lighterstill.jpg '''Leonhard Paul Euler''' (pronounced ˈœɪlɐ}}; (OI-LER) April 15, 1707 – was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist wh...
[[Image:lighterstill.jpg]]
'''Leonhard Paul Euler''' (pronounced ˈœɪlɐ}}; (OI-LER) April 15, 1707 – was a pioneering Swiss [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[physics|physicist]] who spent most of his life in Russia and Germany.
Euler made important discoveries in fields as diverse as [[calculus]] and [[graph theory]]. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for [[mathematical analysis]], such as the notion of a mathematical function He is also renowned for his work in [[mechanics]], [[optics]], and [[astronomy]].
Euler is considered to be the preeminent mathematician of the 18th century and one of the greatest of all [[time]]. He is also one of the most prolific; his collected works fill 60–80 [quarto volumes. A statement attributed to [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] expresses Euler's influence on mathematics: "Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master [i.e., teacher] of us all."
Euler was featured on the sixth series of the Swiss franc banknote and on numerous Swiss, German, and Russian postage stamps. The [[asteroid]] [[2002 Euler]] was named in his honor. He is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church on their Calendar of Saints on May 24th.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Mathematics]]
'''Leonhard Paul Euler''' (pronounced ˈœɪlɐ}}; (OI-LER) April 15, 1707 – was a pioneering Swiss [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[physics|physicist]] who spent most of his life in Russia and Germany.
Euler made important discoveries in fields as diverse as [[calculus]] and [[graph theory]]. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for [[mathematical analysis]], such as the notion of a mathematical function He is also renowned for his work in [[mechanics]], [[optics]], and [[astronomy]].
Euler is considered to be the preeminent mathematician of the 18th century and one of the greatest of all [[time]]. He is also one of the most prolific; his collected works fill 60–80 [quarto volumes. A statement attributed to [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] expresses Euler's influence on mathematics: "Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master [i.e., teacher] of us all."
Euler was featured on the sixth series of the Swiss franc banknote and on numerous Swiss, German, and Russian postage stamps. The [[asteroid]] [[2002 Euler]] was named in his honor. He is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church on their Calendar of Saints on May 24th.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Mathematics]]
