Mathematician Biographies

Being the world’s first computer programmer

Helping create algebra and inspiring the word “algorithm.”

Helping create the idea of computers and breaking secret codes during World War II

A British thinker who helped make math, logic, and philosophy easier to understand and wrote many famous books.

Being a brilliant mathematician who helped NASA succeed and became the first African American supervisor at NACA, NASA’s predecessor.

Discovering the laws of motion and gravity that help explain how the world moves

He helped explain electricity, magnetism, and light, showing they are all connected.

Discovering the laws that explain how planets move around the Sun

Helping NASA send astronauts safely into space using her amazing math skills

Writing the famous children's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

He proposed that Earth and the other planets move around the Sun.

A famous Persian poet and a brilliant mathematician who helped improve calendars and algebra

A famous thinker who helped create modern philosophy and made important discoveries in math.