Benjamin Pierce, a Harvard mathematician, after proving Euler’s equation, e ip = –1, in a 19th-century lecture. Sunday, April 15, is the 300th birthday of Leonhard Euler (pronounced “oiler ...

Leonhard Euler: Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment ... It is long, but it gives a fascinating portrait of Euler, his work and the world around him. For the reader who seeks more, a huge ...

It is true that some of the greatest fit this stereotype, but the incomparable Leonhard Euler is a refreshing counter-example. He was described by his contemporaries as a generous man, kind and ...

The Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–83) was all but blind when he moved to St Petersburg in 1766 for a second stint as the star of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences. He had lost ...

Leonhard Euler was an 18th-century Swiss-born mathematician who developed many concepts that are integral to modern mathematics. He spent most of his career in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was one ...