The Extra Credit Mathematicians
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Evariste Galois
Considered the most original mathematician ever
Evariste Galois
Died in a gun duel over a love interest
Evariste Galois
Was imprisoned briefly for the perceived threats against the king
Art Garfunkel
Rock & Roll hall of fame member
Art Garfunkel
Earned Master’s in Mathematics from Colombia University
Art Garfunkel
Taught Math at a private high school for a year after having great fame and success as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel
David Rabinson
Hall of fame, professional basketball player for the San Anton Spurs
David Robinson
Received his math degree from the US Naval Academy
David Robinson
Opened a charter school in San Antonio for underserved students in city
Philip Jourdian
His expertise was in the field of mathematical logic
Philip Jourdian
He created the “Paradox Card”
Philip Jourdian
Had a disease that led to him not being able to walk or write in the later part of his life
Gregorio Zara
His wife was a former Miss Philippines
Gregorio Zara
Worked for the government and taught
Gregorio Zara
Studied Areonautical Engineering and Physics
Gregorio Zara
Being valedictorian of his high school earned him a Grammy to go to college abroad
Evelyn Boyd Granville
1st African American women to get a PhD in mathematics
Evelyn Boy Granville
Worked for the government on the space program
Evelyn Boyd Granville
Active in Math Education reform in the late 60s working with the same organization that Ms Hayden did in the 90s
Mary Golda Ross
First Native American female engineer
Mary Goldda Doss
First Female engineer in the history of Lockheed
Mary Golda Ross
Specialized in aerospace design
Ruth Gonzalez
Did work on underwater acoustic
Ruth Gonzales
Worked for Exxon as a geophysical mathematician where she developed technology to help detect oil and gas in earth
Ruth Gonzales
First US born Hispanic woman to earn a PhD in mathematics
Grabriel Cramer
Shared department chair position allowing him to travel to other countries
Grabriel Cramer
well known as an editor of mathematicians collected works
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