Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Timeline update

500 B.C.E.

Katyayana (c. 500) 
Nabu-rimanni (c. 490) 
Kidinu (c. 480) 
Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (c. 500-c. 428) 
Zeno of Elea (c. 490-c. 430) 
Antiphon of Rhamnos (the Sophist) (c. 480-411)  
Oenopides of Chios (c. 450?) 
Leucippus (c. 450) 
Hippocrates of Chios (fl. c. 440) 
Meton (c. 430) 
Hippias of Elis (fl. c. 425) 
Theodorus of Cyrene (c. 425) 
Socrates (469-399) 
Philolaus of Croton (d. c. 390) 
Democritus of Abdera (c. 460-370) 

History is doing a much better job at recording the names of the people who contributed to math, its important to note that hard drives are still not available in this time period

2 comments:

  1. Nice little list you got going here.

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  2. one of the more intellectual blogs I've encountered. Thumbs up.

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