бекишева 2 семак / era

era

creator

discovery/contribution

2000 BC

Development of Mathematics in Babylonia, study of numerical problems (e.g. Pythagoras' theorem).

1700 BC

Study of numerical problems, systems of linear equations and quadratic equations.

450 BC

Beginning of independent development of Mathematics in Greece. |

300 BC - 200 AD

Great progress in Mathematics in Ancient Greece. |

11th century

Adelhard of Bath, Fibonacci

Return of knowledge of Islamic Mathematics and Ancient Greek Mathematics to Europe. |

16th century

Pascoli, Cardano, Tartaglia, Ferrari

Algebraic solution of cubic and quartic equations.

16th century

Copernicus, Galileo

Revolution in the application of Mathematics to the study of the Universe.

17th century

Napier, Briggs

Expansion of the possibilities of Mathematics as a computational science (discovery of logarithms). |

17th century

Fermat, Pascal

Beginning of the mathematical study of probability theory.

17th century

Newton

Development of calculus, interaction of mathematics, physics and astronomy, theory of gravitation and light.

18th century

Euler

Creation of new branches of Mathematics: calculus of variations and differential geometry. |

18th century

Lagrange

Beginning of rigorous theory of functions and mechanics.

19th century

Fourier

Main works on heat, development of mathematical analysis.

19th century

Ploecker, Steiner

Main works on analytical and synthetic geometry. |

19th century

Lobachevsky, Bolyai, Riemann

Development of non-Euclidean geometry, Riemann's characterization of geometry.

19th century

Gauss

Research of quadratic reciprocity, differential geometry and work in astronomy and magnetism.

19th century

Cauchy, Weierstrass, Riemann

Development of rigorous analysis and theory of functions of a complex variable. |

19th century

Lee, Maxwell

Research in the field of differential equations, topology and mathematical physics. |

19th century

Maxwell, Boltzmann, Gibbs

Development of statistical mechanics and ergodic theory.