David Hilbert was a mathematician born in Germany in the year 1862. He is referred to as the founding father of geometry through his large contribution in the establishment of mathematics. In 1909, he did research on integral equations that changed the study of functional analysis in the 20th century. David Hilbert introduced the famous 23 mathematical questions that challenged mathematicians to solve fundamental mathematical problems. Since Hilbert’s study in 1900 on mathematical problems, his questions have influenced mathematics still today. (Jeremy Gray)
David Hilbert was born on 23rd January, 1862, Konigsberg, Germany. He attended the University of Konigsberg in the year 1880 to 1885, gymnasium of Wilhelm in the year 1879 to 1880 and Friedricskolleg gymnasium in the year 1872 to 1879. Some of the books that David Hilbert wrote include; statistical mechanics, theory of algebraic number fields, the foundations of geometry and principles of mathematical logic.
Hilbert’s 23 mathematical problems were more than just a collection of mathematical problems because he outlined problems that addressed his mathematical philosophy. The 23 mathematical problems include;
“Problem 1. The continuum hypothesis
Problem 2. The arithmetical compatibility of axioms
Problem 3. The equality of two volumes of two tetrahedral of equal bases and equal altitudes.
Problem 4. Alternative geometries
Problem 5. Are continuous groups automatically differential groups?
Problem 6. Relationship of mathematics and physics axioms
Problem 7. Transcendence and irrationality of certain numbers.
Problem 8. Prime numbers
Problem 9. Proofing the most general law of reciprocity in any number field.
Problem 10. Determining the solvability of a Diophantine equatio...
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... the quadratic formulae. He further elaborated the significance of mathematics to physics by explaining its relationship with the physics axioms. His achievements were rewarded well by various bodies, evidenced by the honorary awards that he won.
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David E, Joyce, Department of Mathematics and Computer science, Clark University, Retrieved from http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/hilbert/
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Jeremy Gray, The Hilbert problems 1900-2000, retrieved from http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/~kersten/hilbert/gray.html
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