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Pythagoras

Pythagorean Theorem (a² + b² = c²)

Born c. 570 BC 🇬🇷 Greece 570 BC

📐 Known For

1

Pythagorean Theorem — relationship between sides of a right triangle

2

Music theory based on mathematical ratios of string lengths

3

Founded a philosophical school treating mathematics as mystical and divine

Also pioneered mathematics as an abstract study

Quick Facts

Field

📐 Mathematics

Country

🇬🇷 Greece

Born

c. 570 BC

Key Year

570 BC

Invention

Pythagorean Theorem (a² + b² = c²)