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1. This great Greek mathematician from 287-212 BC, is very famous for his attempts at the measurement of the circle.
2. Greek philosopher whose theorem about the length of the hypotenuse is famous to many students.
3. This family had eight great mathematicians. One of the sons, Daniel, had a very famous theorem.
4. Name one of the two men credited with discovering Calculus.
5. This young genius made contributions to group theory, but was killed in a duel battling for the heart of a lover at the age of 20.
6. He is the founder of set theory and introduced the concept of infinite numbers and cardinal numbers.
7. The French philosopher born in 1596 whose work, 'La Geometrie,' led to Cartesian geometry.
8. A French lawyer and government official, he had us stumped with his last theorem for centuries.
9. Born in Italy in 1564, a pioneer of modern applied mathematics, physics and astronomy, he is called the Father of Modern Science. Most students will know him for his work with pendulums and the dropping of different sized weights.
10. The schizophrenic American mathematician who lived on to win a Nobel Prize and was portrayed by Russel Crowe in the movie, 'A Beautiful Mind.'
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