Famous Mathematicians

4. A French mathematician, who needed a pseudonym to be taken seriously about her mathematical theories.
6. Known for scientific calculations and the invention of calculus.
7. He is credited with the coordinate graph we use today.
10. Swiss mathematician who introduced the concept of a function.
11. An ancient Greek mathematician who made many contributions including the first estimate of pi and formula for surface area and volume of a sphere.
12. An American mathematician, who worked at nasa calculating geometric trajectory calculations by hand.
13. Created a well known theorem about right triangles we use still today.
16. Known as the “Father of Geometry”.

1. Used logic to break German code in WWII.
2. A modern mathematician who worked to prove Fermat’s last theorem.
3. Mathematician and “Father of Physics” born on pi day.
5. A female mathematician who researched and lectured at universities but was unpaid for many years.
8. American mathematician who did important work on Hilbert’s 10 th problem.
9. A Mathematician and rocket scientist who created code for the earliest hybrid cars.
14. Earliest recorded female mathematician who did work with algebraic equations.
15. A child prodigy who proved the fundamental Theory of Algebra.