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Germain, Sophie, 1776-1831 (1)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rv9c7c (person)

Sophie Germain (1 April 1776 – 27 June 1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's library and from correspondence with famous mathematicians. One of the pioneers of elasticity theory, she won the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on the subject. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians...

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Germain-De Franceschi, Anne-Sophie (1)

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