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Mar 28, 2024 · Sophie Germain (born April 1, 1776, Paris, France—died June 27, 1831, Paris) was a French mathematician who contributed notably to the study of acoustics, elasticity, and the theory of numbers. As a girl Germain read widely in her father’s library and then later, using the pseudonym of M. Le Blanc, managed to obtain lecture notes for ...
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Germain in popular culture. Sophie Germain Prize. See also. Citations. References. External links. Sophie Germain. Marie-Sophie Germain ( French: [maʁi sɔfi ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; 1 April 1776 – 27 June 1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
- Marie-Sophie Germain, 1 April 1776, Paris, France
- Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
- 27 June 1831 (aged 55), Paris, France
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (epistolary correspondent)
Sophie Germain was a self-taught mathematical genius who overcame social conventions and gender restrictions to pursue her passion for mathematics. She made significant progress on Fermat's Last Theorem and won the Paris Academy of Sciences Prize in 1816. Learn more about her life, discoveries, and legacy.
Sophie Germain was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher who specialized in elasticity theory and number theory. She discovered patterns produced by vibration, solved a problem on prime numbers, and corresponded with many famous mathematicians, including Lagrange and Gauss. She died of breast cancer in 1831.
Apr 1, 2012 · 1 April 1776. Paris, France. Died. 27 June 1831. Paris, France. Summary. Sophie Germain made a major contributions to number theory (in particular, the theory of primes), acoustics and elasticity. View ten larger pictures. Biography.
Oct 28, 1997 · Learn how Sophie Germain, a 19th-century mathematician, disguised herself as a man to pursue her passion for solving Fermat's Last Theorem. Discover her life, achievements, and challenges in this excerpt from Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who studied number theory, elasticity and Fermat's Last Theorem. Discover how she overcame the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field and received recognition from Lagrange and Gauss.
