1921-2005
Mary Jackson
United States
Mary Jackson was mathematician and aerospace engineer. She analyzed airflow and became NASA’s first Black female engineer.
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Jacob
Canaan, Paddan-aram, and the ancient Near East
Jacob managed flocks, negotiated changing wages, divided his household into groups, and prepared measured gifts. His work required counting, classification, ratios, and risk planning.
Direct biblical text with mathematical inference1804-1851
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
Prussia
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi was mathematician. He contributed to determinants, elliptic functions, mechanics, number theory, and differential equations.
Documented historical recordBiblical era; date uncertainFeatured
Jesus of Nazareth
Galilee and Judea
Jesus of Nazareth was known through the building trade and regularly taught with examples involving counting cost, wages, debts, measures, harvests, foundations, and proportional thinking.
Direct biblical text with mathematical inferencec. 1202-1261
Qin Jiushao
China
Qin Jiushao was mathematician and administrator. His Mathematical Treatise in Nine Sections developed congruence methods and algorithms for high-degree polynomial equations.
Documented historical record1918-2020Featured
Katherine Johnson
United States
A NASA mathematician whose trajectory, navigation, and orbital calculations supported major United States space missions.
Documented historical recordBiblical era; date uncertainFeatured
Joseph of Nazareth
Galilee and Judea
Joseph of Nazareth is identified through the building trade and as the provider for a household that traveled between towns. Carpentry and construction rely on measurement, geometry, estimation, and mat...
Direct biblical text with mathematical inferenceBiblical era; date uncertainFeatured
Joseph son of Jacob
Egypt and the ancient Near East
Joseph son of Jacob was administrator in the Genesis account. The account connects seven-year forecasts with grain collection, storage, rationing, and national planning.
Direct text with mathematical inferenceBiblical era; date uncertainFeatured
Joshua
Canaan and the ancient Near East
Joshua coordinated travel, military movement, surveys, and the division of land among tribes. The work depended on mapping, measurement, proportional allotment, and organized records.
Direct biblical text with mathematical inferencec. 1500-c. 1610
Jyesthadeva
Kerala, India
Jyesthadeva was mathematician and astronomical author. His Yuktibhasa explained derivations behind Kerala-school series and algorithms in prose.
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