Although Pythagoras was not the best
known Greek mathematician, he made many
contributions to the way we use math today.
Pythagoras is credited with inventing the
Pythagorean theorem. He also founded the
Pythagorean brotherhood. Pythagoras also invented
a lot of number patterns. Plato and Aristotle were
influenced by Pythagoras’s way of thinking.
Pythagoras was a Greek religious leader who made
huge developments in math that may have changed
the math world.
Throughout his life, Pythagoras of Samos is
often described as the first pure mathematician. He
is an extremely important figure in the development
of modern mathematics yet we know relatively little
acheivements(Pythagoras:http//www.history.mcs.st
andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.
html ).
We are not exactly sure of his birth and death
date. Pythagoras was born in about 569 BC in
Samos, Ionia. He died in about 475 BC but his
death place is not known.
Little is known of Pythagoras’s childhood.
All accounts of his physical appearance seem to be
false except the description of a birthmark which he
had on his thigh
(Pythagoras:http//www.history.mcs.standrews.ac.uk
/history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html).
Pythagoras’s father was Mnesarchus who was a
merchant from Tyre. There is a story told that
The Essay on The History Of Math
The history of math has become an important study, from ancient to modern times it has been fundamental to advances in science, engineering, and philosophy. Mathematics started with counting. In Babylonia mathematics developed from 2000 B. C. A place value notation system had evolved over a lengthy time with a number base of 60. Number problems were studied from at least 1700 B. C. Systems of ...
Mnesarchus brought corn to Samos at a time of
famine and was granted citizenship of Samos as a
mark of gratitude
(Pythagoras:http//www.history.mcs.standrews.ac.uk
/history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html).
Pythagoras’s mother was Pythais and she was a
native of Samos.
Pythagoras took many trips in his life. His
first came when he was only a child. He visited Italy
with his father. In about 535 BC Pythagoras went to
Egypt. This happened a few years after the Tyrant
Polycrates seized control of Samos. There is
evidence to suggest that Pythagoras and Polycrates
were friends at first but when Polycrates abandoned
his alliance with Egypt and attacked it, their
friendship abruptly ended. Soon after Polycrates
death, Pythagoras returned to Samos.
Pythagoras invented many theorems.
Probably his most popular theorem is the
Pythagorean Theorem. This is used for a right
angled triangle. This theorem enables you to find the
length of the third side of a right triangle when only
knowing the length of two sides. This is considered
his most important contribution to math. Pythagoras
also invented the five regular solids. It is thought
that Pythagoras himself knew how to construct the
first three but it is unlikely that he knew how to
construct the other two.
Pythagoras has made many
accomplishments in his life. His most important
being the Pythagorean Theorem. One would
think he may be one of the most famous
mathematicians in the world, but this is not true. In
fact, few people know who Pythagoras is at all. I
think he should be as popular as Einstein and
Newton and hopefully, in time, he will be. As one can
see, by reading this paper, Pythagoras’s
accomplishments have changed the math world.
