Whobedatte:
Where is our Chike Obi?

He's doing fine

God when is black man going to make name aside from evil thing?

supportnija:
God when is black man going to make name aside from evil thing?

There are black mathematicians but they haven't attained this height though. Phillip emegweali is an example who made name by making the fastest supercomputer (though he goes around peddling lies that he created the internet)

SegFault:

There are black mathematicians but they haven't attained this height though. Phillip emegweali is an example who made name by making the fastest supercomputer (though he goes around peddling lies that he created the internet)

Not only supercomputer, he invented a rocket by himself. Mr man he only created a software (computer application) fastest in determining oil reservoir level and flows. He is a computer scientist not a mathematician!

What of GEORGE BOOLE?

MrShape will love this thread.

Zimri:

Whatever rocks your boat bro!

Lagrange is not there
Poincare is not there
Hilbert is not there
Hypatia is not there
Pierre De fermat is not there.

So if you like write 1million of them there the list will never be complete.

Some people are on Nairaland to pour their real life frustration on you.

Your thread make sense.

And where is Jon von Neumann? Virtually the smartest and last great mathematician rivalled only by Ramanujan? David Hilbert too?

Rubbish list, where is the guy that brought about set theory and Venn diagram, where is Schrodinger, where is Aristotle, you skipped many great name

Karlifate:
MrShape will love this thread.

Thanks for the mention.

They are all great men
With their works useful to us in today's life and in future to come

Zimri:
11. FIBONACCI

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Fibonacci did not introduce the mathematical series " Fibonacci series " wrongly attributed to him.

Mr Fibonacci in his own book "Liber Abaci" 13th century CE does NOT refer to Fibonacci Series as "Fibonacci Series" rather, he simply calls it "Indian Series".

He clearly mentioned his source and acknowledged his credit to ancient Indians.

Yet to this day the Europeans wrongly refers the series as Fibonacci rather than Indian series or Pingala series ( the original inventor ) 5th century BC due to racism.

Most of Fibonacci mathematical works are simply translation of Indian mathematical works which Mr Fibonacci himself credits to the ancient Indian mathematicians like Pingala , Virahanka etc 5th century BC .

Posted below snapshots of english translation of introduction to Fibonacci's book "Liber Abaci" by Giuseppe Germano (2013)

Najdorf:

Among pure mathematicians? They cannot be never be top 20 despite their contributions.

In applied math? Maybe so.

What do you know about their contributions?

SegFault:

Fibonacci did not invent the Fibonacci sequence he learnt it from Arabian scholars.

Lol the Arabs did jack shiit , Fibonacci himself credits the sequence to the ancient Indian mathematicians and named them as the " Indian series " . See my post above .

For your information arab scholars simply based their work on the treatises of ancient Indian mathematicians , metallurgists , medical scholars etc. They copied it and they even acknowledged that to their credit. They were honest compared to middle age Christian scholars.

For example
while Europe had named the new numerical system wrongly as Arab numerals.

the Arabs continued to call them Hind-Sa (Indian numerals) giving credit where it is due.

Note: In Arabic Hind refers to India ( hindu )

All of the notable arabic scholars of ancient times such as

Ibn Tariq and Al-Fazari (8th C, Baghdad),
Al-Kindi (9th C, Basra),
Al-Khwarizmi (9th C. Khiva),
Al-Qayarawani (9th C, Maghreb, author of Kitab fi al-hisab al-hindi),
Al-Uqlidisi (10th C, Damascus, author of The book of Chapters in Indian Arithmetic),
Ibn-Sina (Avicenna),
Ibn al-Samh (Granada, 11th C, Spain),
Al-Nasawi (Khurasan, 11th C, Persia),
Al-Beruni (11th C, born Khiva, died Afghanistan),
Al-Razi (Teheran),
Ibn-Al-Saffar (11th C, Cordoba)
Etc
Acknowledged that their works were simply translation of Indian Hindu scholars.

They were amongst the many who based their own scientific texts on translations of Indian treatises. The enormous contributions of Indian mathematics , science, metallurgy, medical sciences was generously acknowledged by all important Arabic and Persian scholars.

Abbasid arab scholar Al-Gaheth wrote: " India is the source of knowledge, thought and insight”.

Al-Maoudi (956 AD) who travelled in Western India also wrote about the greatness of Indian science.

Said Al-Andalusi, an 11th C Spanish scholar and court historian was amongst the most enthusiastic in his praise of Indian civilization, and specially remarked on Indian achievements in the sciences and in mathematics.

In ancient times Indian algebra, calculus, trigonometry etc reached Europe through a cycle of translations, traveling from the Arab world to Spain and Sicily, and eventually penetrating all of Europe.

For example

Modern elementary arithmetic, " Modum indorum " or " The method of the Indians for arithmetic operations " was popularized by al-khwarizmi and al-kindi by means of their respective works such as in al-Khwarizmi's " On the Calculation with Hindu Numerals " (ca. 825), " On the Use of the Indian Numerals " (ca. 830) as early as the 8th and 9th centuries.

Nevertheless in the end the Islamic scholars deserve some respect because they acknowledged and credited their source of the translations from Indian Hindu scholars unlike the western scholars of the same time who did not.

nemesis8u:


Lol the Arabs did jack shiit , Fibonacci himself credits the sequence to the ancient Indian mathematicians and named them as the " Indian series " . See my post above .

For your information arab scholars simply based their work on the treatises of ancient Indian mathematicians , metallurgists , medical scholars etc. They copied it and they even acknowledged that to their credit. They were honest compared to middle age Christian scholars.

For example
while Europe had named the new numerical system wrongly as Arab numerals.

the Arabs continued to call them Hind-Sa (Indian numerals) giving credit where it is due.

Note: In Arabic Hind refers to India ( hindu )

All of the notable arabic scholars of ancient times such as

Ibn Tariq and Al-Fazari (8th C, Baghdad),
Al-Kindi (9th C, Basra),
Al-Khwarizmi (9th C. Khiva),
Al-Qayarawani (9th C, Maghreb, author of Kitab fi al-hisab al-hindi),
Al-Uqlidisi (10th C, Damascus, author of The book of Chapters in Indian Arithmetic),
Ibn-Sina (Avicenna),
Ibn al-Samh (Granada, 11th C, Spain),
Al-Nasawi (Khurasan, 11th C, Persia),
Al-Beruni (11th C, born Khiva, died Afghanistan),
Al-Razi (Teheran),
Ibn-Al-Saffar (11th C, Cordoba)
Etc
Acknowledged that their works were simply translation of Indian Hindu scholars.

They were amongst the many who based their own scientific texts on translations of Indian treatises. The enormous contributions of Indian mathematics , science, metallurgy, medical sciences was generously acknowledged by all important Arabic and Persian scholars.

Abbasid arab scholar Al-Gaheth wrote: " India is the source of knowledge, thought and insight”.

Al-Maoudi (956 AD) who travelled in Western India also wrote about the greatness of Indian science.

Said Al-Andalusi, an 11th C Spanish scholar and court historian was amongst the most enthusiastic in his praise of Indian civilization, and specially remarked on Indian achievements in the sciences and in mathematics.

In ancient times Indian algebra, calculus, trigonometry etc reached Europe through a cycle of translations, traveling from the Arab world to Spain and Sicily, and eventually penetrating all of Europe.

For example

Modern elementary arithmetic, " Modum indorum " or " The method of the Indians for arithmetic operations " was popularized by al-khwarizmi and al-kindi by means of their respective works such as in al-Khwarizmi's " On the Calculation with Hindu Numerals " (ca. 825), " On the Use of the Indian Numerals " (ca. 830) as early as the 8th and 9th centuries.

Nevertheless in the end the Islamic scholars deserve some respect because they acknowledged and credited their source of the translations from Indian Hindu scholars unlike the western scholars of the same time who did not.

Wow thanks for the insight. But Fibonacci studied in then Arabia and on Wikipedia he said specifically Arab scholars. Though I've always been thinking how come the numerals we use are called "Hindu-Arabic"

Egbon Einstein nko?

Techcrunchng:
Not only supercomputer, he invented a rocket by himself. Mr man he only created a software (computer application) fastest in determining oil reservoir level and flows. He is a computer scientist not a mathematician!

I know he isn't a mathematician but I read in two articles that he created the fastest supercomputer and once again I am beginning to doubt it because of you. That guy must be a pathological liar.

nemesis8u:


Fibonacci did not introduce the mathematical series " Fibonacci series " wrongly attributed to him.

Mr Fibonacci in his own book "Liber Abaci" 13th century CE does NOT refer to Fibonacci Series as "Fibonacci Series" rather, he simply calls it "Indian Series".

He clearly mentioned his source and acknowledged his credit to ancient Indians.

Yet to this day the Europeans wrongly refers the series as Fibonacci rather than Indian series or Pingala series ( the original inventor ) 5th century BC due to racism.

Most of Fibonacci mathematical works are simply translation of Indian mathematical works which Mr Fibonacci himself credits to the ancient Indian mathematicians like Pingala , Virahanka etc 5th century BC .

Posted below snapshots of english translation of introduction to Fibonacci's book "Liber Abaci" by Giuseppe Germano (2013)

Ok.

Na dem de make us suffer

I am Kenyan and i can recall we had a Chapter of Number system in grade 6 back then, It was clearly mentioned that Number System Developed by Indian Monks , later Credit goes to Arab traders who spreaded this same knowledge of number system to present day Spain and thats how it went to Europe.

SegFault:

Wow thanks for the insight. But Fibonacci studied in then Arabia and on Wikipedia he said specifically Arab scholars. Though I've always been thinking how come the numerals we use are called "Hindu-Arabic"

GOD PUNISH ALL OF THEM

rationalhuman:
I am Kenyan and i can recall we had a Chapter of Number system in grade 6 back then, It was clearly mentioned that Number System Developed by Indian Monks , later Credit goes to Arab traders who spreaded this same knowledge of number system to present day Spain and thats how it went to Europe.

Wow. Okay thanks for the insight.

SereneSolomon:
Na dem de make us suffer

The phone you are using, the internet you are using, the clothes you use almost everything you enjoy now is because of their findings and research. Nigerians and their attitude towards learning but if it is religion that has caused millions to suffer you'll see their egos standing like dicks in the hot evening sun.

Nova1988:
GOD PUNISH ALL OF THEM

Just negodu nwa mmadu.

Nigeria has a beautiful history, one we don't celebrate enough, as much as Nigerias situation looks bleak, we shouldn't focus the things we've gotten right. And also our history.
Check out this YouTube channel....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4c4nZJmjXY
Top ten Nigerian men in Hollywood...
It would shock you .

Afta reading lot of comment,i jst realised dat some nairalanders knw book o

SegFault:

I know he isn't a mathematician but I read in two articles that he created the fastest supercomputer and once again I am beginning to doubt it because of you. That guy must be a pathological liar.

Nah. Only Nigerians hype him like that especially his home towner's. One self they compare am with Bill Gates. But guy too is very good sha.

SegFault:

Just negodu nwa mmadu.

Say whattt??

X

SegFault:

Wow thanks for the insight. But Fibonacci studied in then Arabia and on Wikipedia he said specifically Arab scholars. Though I've always been thinking how come the numerals we use are called "Hindu-Arabic"

Correct term is Hindu numericals not hindu-arabic numericals because Hindus invented the entire numerical system including zero. The Arabs simply translated the Sanskrit mathematical treaties into arabic which the Europeans then copied.

First Wikipedia is not always a correct source , books are . Wikipedia can be edited by anybody using dubious and incorrect sources . Wikipedia has now become a left liberal political and ideological cesspit.

Anyways this is directly from Wikipedia regarding Fibonacci -

" Although Fibonacci's Liber Abaci contains the earliest known description of the sequence outside of India, the sequence had been described by Indian mathematicians as early as the sixth century. "

So it still acknowledges that Hindus developed the Fibonacci series first. But it fails to say that Fibonacci himself called it indian series because nobody bothered to add that . Wikipedia has moderators who are white racist and even remove correct information with credible source if it doesn't suit their white supremacist ideology .

This picture below is a snapshot of pages from Fibonacci's Liber Abaci ( english translation ) where Fibonacci himself acknowledges that he followed Indian mathematical scholars and simply copied their work. He himself named the sequence as " Indian series " which the Europeans propagated ( after his death ) as Fibonacci series because of racism.

SegFault:

I know he isn't a mathematician but I read in two articles that he created the fastest supercomputer and once again I am beginning to doubt it because of you. That guy must be a pathological liar.

he coded a computer application (software) executable in supercomputer, the application is used to determine oil level and flows in an oil reservoir, many coded same application just that his runs faster than others.

It's just like someone created a useful and powerful android app and you say that the person have created an android phone.

Do you really know what's supercomputer? It's not built by a single person and not all developed countries have one,

Creating one is a very expensive project and it takes years to finish by thousand of researchers and specialists of different fields and disciplines.

A single person cannot build smaller PC talkmore of supercomputer.

Techcrunchng:
he coded a computer application (software) executable in supercomputer, the application is used to determine oil level and flows in an oil reservoir, many coded same application just that his runs faster than others.

It's just like someone created a useful and powerful android app and you say that the person have created an android phone.

Do you really know what's supercomputer? It's not built by a single person and not all developed countries have one,

Creating one is a very expensive project and it takes years to finish by thousand of researchers and specialists of different fields and disciplines.

A single person cannot build smaller PC talkmore of supercomputer.

Bros, na wetin I see no blame me. Of course he could have done it with a team but man, that Phillip guy self deceiving himself that he built the internet . A single person can build a PC provided that most of its parts are already made, processors, microcontrollers and all. Hobbyists did it back then in the 20th century.

ebig21:
Rubbish list, where is the guy that brought about set theory and Venn diagram, where is Schrodinger, where is Aristotle, you skipped many great name

The set theory was developed by George Boole I suppose? I think he is the one who also created the True or False statement which was used as a foundation for the computer mathematics
I'm here to learn correct me if I'm wrong