c. 600-c. 680
Bhaskara I
India
Bhaskara I was mathematician and astronomer. He wrote commentaries on Aryabhata and produced a notable rational approximation for the sine function.
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Ibn al-Haytham
Iraq and Egypt
Ibn al-Haytham was mathematician, physicist, and optical scientist. He combined geometry with experiment in optics and solved problems involving sums of powers and reflection.
Documented historical recordc. 27th century BCE
Imhotep
Ancient Egypt
Imhotep was architect, administrator, and learned official. He is traditionally associated with the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, an early monumental stone construction project.
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Kiyosi Itô
Japan
Kiyosi Itô was mathematician. He created stochastic calculus for systems driven by random change.
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