Pythagorean theorem
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In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras's theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the area of the square whose
The Plimpton 322 tablet records Pythagorean triples from Babylonian times.
Geometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem from the Zhoubi Suanjing
Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence fo
Pythagorean theorem
…later in the Elements, and that the theory of proportions needed further development at that time. In one proof by dissection, sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein, the pieces do not need to be moved. The dissection consists of dropping a perpendicular from the vertex of the right angle of the triangle to the…
Einstein in 1947
Einstein in 1882, age 3
Einstein in 1893, age 14
Einstein's Matura certificate from canton of Aargau, 1896