Sir Isaac Newton and Carl Gauss Sir Isaac Newton: The Short Giant Carl Gauss: The Prince of Mathematics

Newton: Mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Gauss: Mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Sir Isaac Newton was born in 1642, he was an Englishman. Carl Friedrich Gauss was born in 1777, he was German.

Interesting Facts and Events Newton: He made a wooden model of a windmill, which really pumped water. He also made a clock that ran and kept time using water power. Gauss: He found that a regular polygon with 17 sides could be joined using just a compass and a straightedge. For over 2,000 years mathematicians believed this was impossible.

Important discoveries in Math Newton: He was the first to scientifically establish the theory of universal gravitation. Gauss: Many of his ideas were not discovered until after his death, when his secret diary was examined.

Presented by: Cody Johnston Cody is the presenter of Sir Isaac Newton, he is in Mrs. Montgomery’s first period math class. He is also the presenter of Carl Gauss