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JWHooper
I think Albert Einstein was best at math.
binzing said:Of that, dare I say, limited list, perhaps.
Gokul43201 said:Other was really good at math. In fact, he was pretty awesome!
Cyrus said:Gauss had something like over 200 papers. Amazing.
Wasn't Newton's alchemy simply early chemistry. Alchemy sounded like nonsense because of the strange allegorical way in which alchemists described their work but once you get past the Mars = Iron and Saturn = lead etc it was pretty good science for it's day and it is pretty easy to see why some of the compounds they produced would have seemed like magic to them.Poop-Loops said:From the list, I'd also have to go with Gauss.
I think Newton would have been "the ultimate" if he didn't spend so much time on alchemy and junk.
Indirectly perhapsPoop-Loops said:Did Newton get anywhere with it, though? I don't recall ever hearing of him accomplishing anything with his study in Alchemy (or whatever you want to call it).
http://www.alchemylab.com/isaac_Newton.htmSir Isaac Newton, the famous seventeenth-century mathematician and scientist, though not generally known as an alchemist, practiced the art with a passion. Though he wrote over a million words on the subject, after his death in 1727, the Royal Society deemed that they were "not fit to be printed." The papers were rediscovered in the middle of the twentieth century and most scholars now concede that Newton was first an foremost an alchemist. It is also becoming obvious that the inspiration for Newton's laws of light and theory of gravity came from his alchemical work.
humanino said:And, oh, BTW Albert was a good physicist, not a mathematician at all.
Oh well, Albert received a Nobel prize "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", and probably he would have gotten it even without relativityDaniel Y. said:Psh, good physicist? Not if you exclude Relativity.
and then, that's it about relativity. One has to read much more to fully appreciate the context.There is probably no physicist living today whose name has become so widely known as that of Albert Einstein. Most discussion centres on his theory of relativity. This pertains essentially to epistemology and has therefore been the subject of lively debate in philosophical circles. It will be no secret that the famous philosopher Bergson in Paris has challenged this theory, while other philosophers have acclaimed it wholeheartedly. The theory in question also has astrophysical implications which are being rigorously examined at the present time.
binzing said:I vote other because it would include all of the above, plus all others. IMO
Air said:Same. Also, some other great mathematician were forgotten (Euler, Riemann, Archimedes, Fermat, Fibonacci etc). Some may have not created the best theories but the fact that they contributed to mathematics is something to be proud of.
This is a highly debated question and there is no definitive answer. Some people believe that ancient mathematicians such as Euclid, Archimedes, and Pythagoras were the greatest due to their groundbreaking contributions to the field. Others argue that modern mathematicians like Isaac Newton, Leonhard Euler, and Carl Friedrich Gauss should be considered the greatest due to their significant impact on mathematics and other fields such as physics. Ultimately, it is a matter of personal opinion.
Again, this is subjective and can vary depending on individual perspectives. Some may consider a mathematician to be the best if they have made the most significant contributions to the field, while others may value their ability to solve complex problems or their creativity in approaching mathematical concepts. Ultimately, there is no one defining factor that makes a mathematician the best.
According to a study by the American Mathematical Society, the mathematician with the most published works is Paul Erdős, a Hungarian mathematician who collaborated with hundreds of other mathematicians and published over 1,500 papers in his lifetime.
The most prestigious award in mathematics is considered to be the Fields Medal, which is awarded every four years to 2-4 mathematicians under the age of 40 for their outstanding contributions to the field. As of 2021, the mathematicians with the most Fields Medals are Laurent Schwartz, John Milnor, and John G. Thompson, each with two awards.
As mentioned before, this is subjective and there is no one definitive answer. However, some of the most well-known and highly respected mathematicians in the field currently include Terence Tao, Maryam Mirzakhani, and Sir Andrew Wiles. These mathematicians have made significant contributions to various areas of mathematics and have been recognized with prestigious awards and honors.