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Carl Friedrich GaussSlide2
Topics
Who he is
When he was born
Where he was born
Childhood & schooling
Personal life
Professional life
Contribution to math
Awards & honors
What he published
Interesting facts
F
amous quotes
How he died Slide3
Gauss was born on April 30
th
1777
In Brunswick, GermanySlide4
H
e
started elementary
school at the age of 7 where his potential was noticed immediately.
He began his education at the Gymnasium where he learned high German & Latin.
His only friend amongst other students was
Farkas
Bolyai
His only known
frienSlide5
Gauss had six children, three by each wife. With
Johnanna
(1780-1809), his children were Joseph (1806-1873), Wilhelmina (1808-1846) and Louis (1809-1810). Of all of Gauss' children, Wilhelmina was said to have come closest to his talent, but regrettably, she died young. With Minna Waldeck, he had three children: Eugene (1811-1896), Wilhelm (1813-1879) and Therese (1816-1864). Eugene emigrated to the United States about 1832 after a falling out with his father, eventually settling in St. Charles, Missouri, where he became a well respected member of the community. Wilhelm came to settle in Missouri somewhat later, starting as a farmer and later becoming wealthy in the shoe business in St. Louis. Therese kept house for Gauss until his death, after which she married.
Gauss had six children, three by each wife. With
Johnanna
(1780-1809), his children were Joseph (1806-1873), Wilhelmina (1808-1846) and Louis (1809-1810). Of all of Gauss' children, Wilhelmina was said to have come closest to his talent, but regrettably, she died young. With Minna Waldeck, he had three children: Eugene (1811-1896), Wilhelm (1813-1879) and Therese (1816-1864). Eugene emigrated to the United States about 1832 after a falling out with his father, eventually settling in St. Charles, Missouri, where he became a well respected member of the community. Wilhelm came to settle in Missouri somewhat later, starting as a farmer and later becoming wealthy in the shoe business in St. Louis. Therese kept house for Gauss until his death, after which she married.
Personal Life Slide6
Professional Life
He attended the University of
Helmsedt
And he attended the
Braunschweig
University of TechnologySlide7
Contributions to Math
At the age of 7, he is reported to have amazed his teachers by summing the integers from 1 to 100 almost instantly (having quickly spotted that the sum was actually 50 pairs of numbers, with each pair summing to 101, total 5,050
At
15, Gauss was the first to find any kind of a pattern in the occurrence of prime
numbers
A
t 19,
he constructed a hitherto unknown regular seventeen-sided figure using only a ruler and
compass
At the age of just 22, he proved what is now known as the Fundamental Theorem of AlgebraSlide8
Carl Friedrich Gauss received the Copley Medal
Awards & HonorsSlide9
What did he publish?
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae (1808)Slide10
Interesting Facts
Gauss conceived most of his theories by the age of 17
At the age of 3 he corrected an error in his fathers payroll check
At the age of 7, he
amazed
his teachers by summing the integers from 1 to 100 almost instantly (having quickly spotted that the sum was actually 50 pairs of numbers, with each pair summing to 101, total 5,050
).
After the death of his wife he married her best friend
He was referred to as the Prince of Mathematicians Slide11
Would you party with this individual?
No, thank you!Slide12
How He Died..
Carl Friedrich Gauss died in his sleep on
Feburary
23
rd
, 1855.