SOPHIE GERMAIN

VITAL STATISTICS

• Name- Sophie Germain
• Life span- April 1,1776- June 27,1831
• Birthplace- Paris, France
• Age at death- 55

EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING SOPHIE'S LIFE

• American Revolution.1775-1783
• The French Revolution.1789-1799
• The Reign of Terror. September 5,1793- July 28,1794

Education
During this time it wasn't right for women to learn. At first her parents didn't like that she was learning so they would take away light in her room so she couldn't read, but that didn't stop her. She then hid matches under her bed.she also used notes from a college student

FAMILY

• She was the 2nd oldest of three kids
• Never got married

OCCUPATIONS

• Mathematician
• Physicist

3 CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATH

• Theory of numbers
• Elasticity
• Acoustics

2 INTERESTING EVENTS FROM HER LIFE

• Suffered from breast cancer
• Had a street named after her

SOURCES

• http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/germain.htm
• http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/women/germain.html
• http://m.search.eb.com/topic/230626
• http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi223.htm
• http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/germain.html

Sophie Germain's coin