Greek mathematician · c. 287 BC-c. 212 BC
Archimedes
Mathematician, physicist and inventor whose work on geometry, buoyancy and levers shaped classical science.
French mathematician and philosopher · 1623-1662
Blaise Pascal
Mathematician, physicist and philosopher whose work advanced probability, fluid mechanics and mechanical calculation.
American mathematician and writer · 1971
Jordan Ellenberg
Mathematician and author known for research in number theory and accessible writing about mathematical thinking.