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Mathematics is at the center of our modern
world, whether we'd like to admit it or not. Behind our smartphones, our
cars, our computers, even the weather, math is quietly working to
calculate the past, present, and future. Math is a scientific principle
that seems to predate even science itself.
When you stop and think about it though, who was the first person to use math? After all, we know famous inventors of specific equations, but what about for math as a concept? This doesn't seem like too far off of a proposition either given that modern realms of science have founders, like Max Planck, the father of quantum mechanics or Isaac Newton and calculus. So, who invented mathematics?
The Invention of Math
The origins of mathematics
date back to early pre-historic times that were, well, prehistory. That
means that we have no proof of the origins of the first use of
mathematics, but we can infer. The first peoples on earth would've had
to deal with principles of number, magnitude, and form on a daily basis.
From deciding which berry to eat or which basic task accomplished the
most work in the shortest amount of time...
More advanced mathematical methods started developing in Greece around 2,500 years ago. These are specific formulas and theorems like the work of Pythagoras or Euclid...
The answer to the question of who invented math is, disappointingly, everyone and no one at the same time. If you'd like to learn about all of the different regions of mathetics. The video below lays them out fairly comprehensively. You'll note that there are so many subsets of mathematics it's hard to even grasp who the most prominent mathematicians in modern history are. Take a look.
The Map of Mathematics
Read more...More advanced mathematical methods started developing in Greece around 2,500 years ago. These are specific formulas and theorems like the work of Pythagoras or Euclid...
The answer to the question of who invented math is, disappointingly, everyone and no one at the same time. If you'd like to learn about all of the different regions of mathetics. The video below lays them out fairly comprehensively. You'll note that there are so many subsets of mathematics it's hard to even grasp who the most prominent mathematicians in modern history are. Take a look.
The Map of Mathematics
Source: Interesting Engineering and Domain of Science channel (YouTube)
