Pythagoras and His Contributions to the Math World

Pythagoras and His Contributions to the Math World

Although Pythagoras was not the best known Greek mathematician, he

made many contributions to the way we use math today. Pythagoras is credited

with inventing the Pythagorean theorem. He also founded the Pythagorean

brotherhood. Pythagoras also invented a lot of number patterns. Plato and

Aristotle were influenced by Pythagoras's way of thinking. Also, he was a

Greek religious leader who made huge developments in math that may have

changed the math world.

Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician.

He is an extremely important figure in the development of modern mathematics

yet we know relatively few facts of his life. We are not exactly sure of his birth

and death date.

Pythagoras was born in about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia. He died in about

475 BC but his death place is not known. Little is known of Pythagoras's

childhood. All accounts of his physical appearance seem to be false except the

description of a birthmark which he had on his thigh. Pythagoras's father was

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