Carl Friedrich Gauss
Gauss, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855). The German scientist and
mathematician Gauss is frequently he was called the founder of modern
mathematics. His work is astronomy and physics is nearly as significant as that
in mathematics.
Gauss was born on April 30, 1777 in Brunswick (now it is Western
Germany). Many biographists think that he got his good health from his father.
Gauss said about himself that, he could count before he can talk.
When Gauss was 7 years old he went to school. In the third grade
students came when they were 10-15 years old, so teacher should work with
students of different ages. Because of it he gave to half of students long
problems to count, so he in that time could teach other half. One day he gave
half of students, Gauss was in this half, to add all natural numbers from 1 to
100. 10 year old Gauss put his paper with answer on the teacher's desk first
and he was the only who has got the right answer. From that day Gauss was......
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