1930-2026Featured
Gladys West
United States
An American mathematician whose geodetic models and satellite-data analysis contributed to the precision foundations used by GPS.
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1894-1964
Norbert Wiener
United States
Norbert Wiener was mathematician. He contributed to stochastic processes, harmonic analysis, communication, and cybernetics.
Documented historical record1923-2011
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.
United States
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. was mathematician, physicist, and engineer. He worked on nuclear-reactor theory, radiation shielding, and applied mathematical physics.
Documented historical recordc. 1010-c. 1070
Jia Xian
China
Jia Xian was mathematician. He developed methods for extracting roots and arranged binomial coefficients in a triangular array.
Documented historical record1192-1279
Li Ye
China
Li Ye was mathematician. He advanced the tian yuan method, using a symbolic unknown to solve polynomial problems.
Documented historical record1868-1944
Grace Chisholm Young
England and Germany
Grace Chisholm Young was mathematician and author. She worked in geometry, set theory, and analysis and coauthored mathematical books with William Henry Young.
Documented historical recordBiblical era; date uncertainFeatured
Zacchaeus
Jericho in Judea
Zacchaeus publicly described giving half his possessions to the poor and repaying four times any amount taken wrongly. His promise is an unusually direct biblical example of fractions and multiplication.
Direct biblical text with mathematical inferenceBiblical era; date uncertain
Zerubbabel
Jerusalem under the Persian Empire
Zerubbabel led a major rebuilding effort involving foundations, skilled labor, imported materials, schedules, and public coordination. Construction management depends on quantities, dimensions, and sequ...
Direct biblical text with mathematical inference1910-1995
Konrad Zuse
Germany
Konrad Zuse was civil engineer and computer pioneer. He built early programmable binary computers and designed a high-level programming language called Plankalkül.
Documented historical record1908-1978
Henryk Zygalski
Poland and Britain
Henryk Zygalski was mathematician and cryptanalyst. He created perforated sheets that helped determine Enigma settings.
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