Name: Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)
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University: Gottingen
Key Contributions: "Gauss's dissertation gave the first proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra. At the age of 24 he published his theory of numbers, one of the most brilliant achievements in the history of mathematics. Gauss developed the concept of complex numbers and in 1799 the University of Helmstedt granted Gauss a Ph.D. for a dissertation that gave the first proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra. At the age of 24 he published Disquisitiones arithmeticae, his theory of numbers, one of the most brilliant achievements in the history of mathematics. The construction of regular polyhedra occur in this work as do integer congruences and the law of quadratic reciprocity. Gauss explored many areas of physics doing basic research in electricity and magnetism, mechanics, acoustics, and optics. In 1833 he constructed the first telegraph." ( More Info )

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