Pythagoras



Picture of Pythagoras
Courtesy of The Bettmann Archive

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who lived between 580-520 B.C. He believed that everything was related to mathematics and once said "all is number".

Pythagoras started a school in Greece, which had many students and made great contributions to the field of mathematics. He is most famous for his proof of an important formula in geometry.


Pythagoras



Picture of Pythagoras
Courtesy of The Bettmann Archive

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who lived between 580-520 B.C. He founded a school in Croton, which made outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics. Pythagoras and his cult members believed that everything was related to mathematics and agreed that, ultimately, "all is number".

Pythagoras is also famous for his study of sound and his theorem relating the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.


Pythagoras



Picture of Pythagoras
Courtesy of The Bettmann Archive

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who lived between 580-520 B.C. He founded a philosophical and religious school in Croton, which made outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics. Pythagoras and his cult members believed that everything was related to mathematics and agreed that, ultimately, "all is number".

Pythagoras is also famous for his study of acoustics and his theorem relating the lengths of the sides of a right triangle, which confirmed the existence of irrational numbers.



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