Archimedes was possibly the greatest mathematician of all time ... This is strongly reminiscent of the modern idea of an infinite limit. As far as his mathematical sophistication was concerned ...

To fully grasp and appreciate the subject, we need to look at the famous mathematicians who shaped math as we know it today, paving the way for modern engineering, technology, astronomy ...

Prime numbers, the “atoms of arithmetic,” have captivated mathematicians for centuries ... highlights the collaborative nature of modern mathematics. Sawhney, a recent graduate, drew on ...

Most of the items in the Smithsonian collections that relate to women mathematicians are connected with pioneering women who joined the growing American mathematical community before World War II.

But today he is famous for being an eccentric yet passionate British mathematician, who conceived modern computing and played a crucial part in the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in WW2.