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Women mathematicians «Mathematics is not only formulas and theorems, but also those people who put the whole soul to its development». by Natalya Kentsis
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Hypatia was a Greek Alexandrian Neoplatonist philosopher in Egypt who was one of the earliest mothers of Mathematics head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, she also taught philosophy and astronomy Hypatia ( )
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Maria Gaetana Agnesi Maria Gaetana Agnesi was
an Italian mathematician and philosopher. She is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus and was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna. Maria Gaetana Agnesi ( )
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Agnesi's diploma from Università di Bologna
First page of Instituzioni analitiche (1748)
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Marie-Sophie Germain Marie-Sophie Germain
was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Sophie Germain was credited with inspiring Ranjit Subramanian to solve Fermat's Last Theorem. Marie-Sophie Germain ( – )
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Augusta Ada King Byron, Countess of Lovelace
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. Because of this, she is often described as the world's first computer programmer. Augusta Ada King Byron, Countess of Lovelace ( )
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An illustration inspired by the A. E
An illustration inspired by the A. E. Chalon portrait created for the Ada Initiative, which supports open technology and women.
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Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya was the first major Russian female mathematician, responsible for important original contributions to analysis, differential equations and mechanics. Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya ( – )
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The first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe
The first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe. She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. Soviet Union postage stamp, 1951.
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Nina Karlovna Bari (Russian – Moscow) was a Soviet mathematician known for her work on trigonometric series. Nina Karlovna Bari ( )
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Bari's last work—her 55th publication—was a 900-page monograph on the state of the art of trigonometric series theory, which is recognized as a standard reference work for those specializing in function and trigonometric series theory.
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Unfortunately, I could tell you only about some great women mathematicians . The names of these outstanding women will have never been forgotten . Nowadays we all proud of their great discoveries and their lives. I think it is the best a word for their devotion to ancient and science Maths.
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