505-c. 587
Varahamihira
India
Varahamihira was astronomer, mathematician, and compiler. His astronomical works synthesized several traditions and used trigonometric and calendrical calculations.
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Dorothy Vaughan
United States
Dorothy Vaughan was mathematician and computer-programming supervisor. She led the West Area Computing unit at NACA and later learned and taught FORTRAN for electronic computation.
Documented historical record1452-1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci was artist, engineer, and investigator. His notebooks use measurement, proportion, perspective, geometry, and mechanical diagrams to study forms and machines.
Documented historical record1540-1603
François Viète
France
François Viète was lawyer, cryptanalyst, and algebraist. He introduced systematic letter notation for known and unknown quantities and advanced symbolic algebra.
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