God did that, He created the rules of everything. Mathematicians discovered mathematics, but didn't invent it.
2007-01-31 22:17:06
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answered by Saraceno 2
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Babilonians made already maths, for they counted (with stones and marks on clay), calculated astronomical phenomena such as eclipses etc., that more than thousand years B.C.
But it was Thales of Miletus, one of the Seven Wisemen of Greece, who introduced the first the logic and the demonstration patterns in the math reasoning. It was about 650 B.C. That is considered to be the beginning of the axiomatic and logic methods in mathematics, which is its actual spirit.
2007-02-01 06:38:14
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answered by Jano 5
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Mathematics goes back a very long way, thousands of years. There is evidence of counting going on by marks on stones.
2007-02-01 06:27:40
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answered by Anonymous
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This source is saying Pythagoras, the right triangle guy. Never thought about it before, but I guess it makes sense.
2007-02-01 06:20:46
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answered by lango77 3
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Very hard to say. Mathematics has been built up slowly by many people over thousands of years. No one person did it. Here are some of the very most important -- but you could add many other names to this list:
Unknown -- several unknown people at the dawn of recorded history contributed some of the most important ideas to Math. Some of these ideas were discovered independently by different people in different cultures.
The idea of Counting may be the most basic -- first, to associate one finger with one "sheep": Look, I have these many sheep. Next, to associate one special word with each sheep: Look, this is one sheep, this is two sheep.
Next, the idea of writing down numbers, of making a permanent record. That may have come even before the idea of special names for numbers: Every time I see a sheep, I make a scratch on this rock. Put the two ideas together to get special *symbols*, one for each number, and you have the beginnings of Math.
Similar, but different, the idea of associating tokens with things to be counted: Every time you see a sheep, you pick up a small rock. This is the first digital computer. When you take your sheep out to pasture, you put a rock in your bag for every sheep you take out. When you bring them back home, you throw away a rock for every sheep that comes back. If you have any rocks left over, you're missing sheep. You know "how many" sheep are missing, too.
We can't leave "unknown" without talking about Egyptian surveyors. Nile River farmers faced an unusual problem: regular floods washed away any boundary markers between your property and mine. The floods are good because they water and fertilize the land but we need to know whose field is whose. In an era with very little technology, there are no hardware stores, no theodolites or measuring tape. Egyptians developed elaborate surveying techniques with nothing but knotted rope and stones.
Euclid -- Many ancient Greeks contributed heavily to Math, often from the viewpoint of Geometry. Euclid wrote the first Math textbook, the "Elements" -- still the most popular textbook of all time and second only to the Christian Bible in number of editions of all books. Euclid did not invent all the ideas he presented in "Elements" but was the first to collect them, organize them, and put them on a sound footing. I still believe a study of the Elements is the best introduction to Math.
Brahmagupta -- It seems to have taken a long time to catch on to the idea of zero. Every person who tried that idea should get some credit; it's not possible to say who made it stick. However, Brahmagupta deserves the lion's share of the credit for his rigorous treatment of zero. He also made contributions to Geometry.
Al-Khwarizmi -- Bane of highschoolers, algebra (al-gabr) was popularized by Al-Khwarizmi who, like Euclid, may have borrowed heavily from earlier sources but gets the credit for writing a systematic book. He is known for other important contributions, too.
Newton -- Best known for his work in Physics, Newton developed the Calculus in order to calculate the motions of the planets. Leibniz developed many of the same ideas independently and there is still debate over who should get the credit. Some would say that Calculus is the threshold you step over to get to Math from simple arithmetic.
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As I wrote, many other people were important in the development of Math; but with Calculus, it's fair to say that modern Math was fairly begun. No one person originated it; but these are the giants.
2007-02-01 07:11:37
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answered by Xiong 2
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whoever he may be but he`s not doing good to students
2007-02-01 06:12:04
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answered by Lancelot 3
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ME...WHO ELSE
2007-02-01 06:11:31
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answered by Pradeep Chelani 2
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