Best Number Theory

Andrew Wiles is best known for his historic proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, a problem that had remained unsolved for over 350 years. By proving the Taniyama-Shimura-Weil conjecture for semistable elli...

Leonhard Euler was the most prolific mathematician in history, producing an staggering volume of work that touched almost every branch of mathematics. He introduced much of the modern mathematical not...

Known as the 'Prince of Mathematicians,' Gauss made monumental contributions to nearly every field of mathematics. His work on the Disquisitiones Arithmeticae revolutionized number theory, while his d...

Richard Taylor is a British mathematician known for his work in number theory and the Langlands program. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of modular forms and their connectio...

Euclid of Alexandria is the father of geometry. His work, 'The Elements,' is one of the most influential books in history, serving as the primary textbook for geometry for over 2,000 years. Euclid's a...

Bernhard Riemann's work fundamentally changed the course of geometry and analysis. His development of Riemannian geometry provided the essential mathematical language for Albert Einstein's General The...

Alex Belloss 'Alexs Adventures in Numberland' is a delightful exploration of number theory and its fascinating history. Bellos weaves together anecdotes, puzzles, and mathematical explanations in a na...

Peter Sarnak is a mathematician at Princeton University, renowned for his work connecting number theory, dynamical systems, and spectral geometry. His research has had a significant impact on string t...

Ngô Bo Châu is a Vietnamese mathematician known for his groundbreaking work on the Langlands program, a central conjecture in number theory. He received the Fields Medal in 2010 for his proof of the G...

Joseph-Louis Lagrange was a titan of 18th-century mathematics, known for his work in mechanics and analysis. His 'Mécanique Analytique' reformulated classical mechanics into a single, elegant framewor...

Fermat's contributions to number theory, particularly his work on diophantine equations, were groundbreaking. His famous 'Last Theorem,' which remained unproven for over 350 years, spurred significant...

Manjul Bhargava is an Indian-American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly in the study of algebraic geometry and modular forms. He received the Fields Medal in 2014 for his...

Hermann Weyl was a brilliant mathematician whose work spanned geometry, analysis, and physics. He was a student of David Hilbert and made significant contributions to the foundations of mathematics, q...

Marcus du Sautoy's 'The Music of the Primes' explores the Riemann Hypothesis, one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics. It delves into the history of prime numbers and the mathematic...

Akshay Venkatesh is a mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study known for his work in automorphic forms, number theory, and representation theory. His research connects these areas, often invo...

Chebyshev made significant contributions to probability, statistics, and number theory. His work on Chebyshev's inequality is a fundamental result in probability theory. He also made important contrib...

Ramanujan, a self-taught Indian mathematician, made extraordinary contributions to number theory, infinite series, and modular forms. Despite limited formal education, his insights and formulas were r...