🌍 World Mathematicians & Discoveries विश्व के गणितज्ञ और खोजें
5 exam-ready facts · 5 MCQs
-
1
The Greek mathematician Euclid is called the 'Father of Geometry'; his book 'Elements' is a famous treatise on geometry.
Practice (1)
Q1Who is called the 'Father of Geometry'?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Euclid
Euclid's 'Elements' has been the foundational book of geometry. -
2
Scottish mathematician John Napier published logarithms in 1614.
Practice (1)
Q2Who invented logarithms?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — John Napier
Napier introduced logarithms in 1614; Descartes is linked with coordinate geometry. -
3
French philosopher-mathematician René Descartes is regarded as the father of coordinate (Cartesian) geometry.
Practice (1)
Q3Who is regarded as the father of coordinate (Cartesian) geometry?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — René Descartes
'Cartesian' comes from Descartes (Cartesius); Euclid is the father of Euclidean geometry. -
4
Calculus was developed independently by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the 17th century.
Practice (1)
Q4Who developed calculus independently of Newton?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Leibniz
Both Newton and Leibniz are credited with founding calculus; the dy/dx notation used today is Leibniz's. -
5
Fermat's Last Theorem (no positive integer solutions of xⁿ + yⁿ = zⁿ for n > 2) was proved by Andrew Wiles; the proof was completed in 1994 and published in 1995.
Practice (1)
Q5Who proved Fermat's Last Theorem?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Andrew Wiles
Wiles completed the proof in 1994; Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture.