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Niels Henrik Abel
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Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields. His most famous single result is the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of s
Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel
Postcard of Gjerstad church and rectory in 1890–95. The main building of the rectory was the same as when Abel lived here.
Postcard of Gjerstad church and rectory in 1890–95. The main building of the rectory was the same as when Abel lived here.
From the notebook of Niels Henrik Abel
From the notebook of Niels Henrik Abel
Christine Kemp
Christine Kemp
Évariste Galois
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Évariste Galois was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals,
Niels Henrik Abel
…equation of degree greater than four, in terms of explicit algebraic operations with the Abel-Ruffini theorem. To do this, he invented (independently of Galois) a branch of mathematics known as group theory, which is invaluable not only in many areas of mathematics, but for much of physics as well. Abel sent…
A portrait of Évariste Galois aged about 15
A portrait of Évariste Galois aged about 15
The Cour d'honneur of the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, which Galois attended as a boy.
The Cour d'honneur of the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, which Galois attended as a boy.
Augustin-Louis Cauchy reviewed Galois's early mathematical papers.
Augustin-Louis Cauchy reviewed Galois's early mathematical papers.
Battle for the Town Hall by Jean-Victor Schnetz. Galois, as a staunch republican, would have wanted to participate in the July Revolution of 1830 but
Battle for the Town Hall by Jean-Victor Schnetz. Galois, as a staunch republican, would have wanted to participate in the July Revolution of 1830 but was prevented by the director of the École Normale.