PYTHAGORUS

Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek philosopher, mathematician , and the putative founder of the movement called Pythagoreanism.

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• He was born approx 569 BC, in Samos, Greece.
• He's often called the first pure mathematician.
• He died Approx 500-475.

PYTHAGORUS BELIEVED

• All things are numbers. Mathematics is the basis for everything, and geometry is the highest form of mathematical studies.

In mathematics, Pythagoras's theorem is a fundamental relation in geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides a, b and c, often called the "Pythagorean equation".

FACTS

• Not much accurate information is known about Pythagoras, since his life and works weren't recorded until centuries after his death.
• Like many learned Greek researchers and philosophers, he probably traveled a lot when he was a young man, leaving his island of Samos for Egypt, Africa, and other parts surrounded by the Mediterranean.

FACTS

• He founded his religion in Croton around 530 BC, but he and his followers were widely persecuted for their religious views and political involvement.
• Core principles of his religious beliefs stated that everything is related to mathematics and numbers, a principle held by his followers.

FACTS

• It is believed that Pythagoras was the first person to refer to himself as a philosopher, whose word origins mean "lover of ideas."
• In the late sixth century BC, Pythagoras made crucial contributions to modern philosophy, as well as mathematics, science, and religious mysticism.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Softschools.com
• Mathsisfuno
• Wikipedia.