> By that standard Euclid would be a clear winner ... Not without a debate. In this context, Gauss and Riemann, the final inventors of non-Euclidean geometry, represent good candidates. It is not that they "overthrew" Euclid but that after 2000+ years they extended understanding of Euclidean geometry.
If earliest is greatest, we can try to find whoever invented the integers and say that his/her/their legacy was the greatest. An analogy in physics is Newton and Einstein. Newton was great, of course, but Einstein extended understanding of Newtonian physics and placed it in a larger, richer context. On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 5:16 PM John Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian thanks for the Ellenberg link. Roger’s point about the legacy of > ideas is good too. By that standard Euclid would be a clear winner it’s > hard to think of any other work, mathematical or otherwise that has > exercised such a huge influence over more than two thousand years. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 15, 2021, at 17:48, Jose Mario Quintana < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ibn Sina (Avicenna) has an entry at, > > > > Avicenna (980 - 1037) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics > > (st-andrews.ac.uk) > > <https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Avicenna/> > > > > and his mausoleum is not unimpressive (take your time), > > > > Avicenna Mausoleum - موزه ابوعلی سینا *NO ANY REUSED NOR THIRD-PARTY > > CONTENT INCLUDED* - YouTube > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMcGtLtTdk&t=233s> > > > > Incidentally, he provided a forceful and persuasive argument supporting > the > > law of noncontradiction, > > > > Quote by Avicenna: “Anyone who denies the law of non-contradiction ...” > > (goodreads.com) > > < > https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/706107-anyone-who-denies-the-law-of-non-contradiction-should-be-beaten > > > > > > > > > >> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 11:08 PM greg heil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> i suppose this is a bit political;-) > >> my nomination would be > >> > >> > https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/paul-dirac > >> > >> ~greg heil > >> https//picsrp.github.io > >> > >> -- > >> > >> from: Donna Ydreos <[email protected]> > >> date: Aug 14, 2021, 8:03 PM > >> subject: Re: [Jchat] Most Impressive Mathematician Gravesite. > >> > >>> When Cicero found Archimedes’ tomb in Syracuse: > >> > >> > >> > https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2019/03/when-cicero-found-archimedes-tomb-in-syracuse > >> > >> -- > >> > >> from: Joey K Tuttle <[email protected]> > >> date: Aug 14, 2021, 7:43 PM > >> subject: Re: [Jchat] Most Impressive Mathematician Gravesite. > >> > >> The most impressive one I’ve seen is Issac Newton in Westminster Abby. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> from: John Baker <[email protected]> > >> to: Chat forum <[email protected]> > >> date: Aug 14, 2021, 5:52 PM > >> subject: [Jchat] Most Impressive Mathematician Gravesite. > >> > >>> Here’s a little question that draws a blank on Google. What famous > >> mathematician has the most impressive gravesite? Any figure from any > era of > >> world history is allowed > >> . > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
