Mathematics

Patterns, structures, and mathematical ideas.

People in Mathematics

6 profiles

Physicist

Isaac Newton

Formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Mathematician

Katherine Johnson

Calculating flight paths for early US space missions.

Statistician

C. R. Rao

Establishing fundamental ways to measure and improve statistical estimates.

Mathematician

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Extraordinary discoveries about numbers, infinite series and partitions.

Astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Placing the moving Earth around the Sun in a new model of the heavens.

Mathematician

Blaise Pascal

Advancing probability, pressure research and early mechanical calculation.