Leonhard Euler

Euler Was Not Only By Far The Most Productive Mathematician In The History Of Mankind, But Also One Of The Greatest Scholars Of All Time. He Attained, Like Only A Few Scholars, A Degree Of Popularity And Fame Which May Well Be Compared With That Of Galilei, Newton, Or Einstein. Moreover He Was A Cosmopolitan In The Truest Sense Of The Word; He Lived During His First Twenty Years In Basel, Was Active Altogether For More Than Thirty Years In Petersburg And For A Quarter Of A Century In Berlin. Leonhard Euler’s Unusually Rich Life And Broadly Diversified Activity In The Immediate Vicinity Of Important Personalities Which Have Made History, May Well Justify An Exposition. This Book Is Based In Part On Unpublished Sources And Comes Right Out Of The Current Research On Euler. It Is Entirely Free Of Formulae As It Has Been Written For A Broad Audience With Interests In The History Of Culture And Science. Basel 1707–1727 -- The First Petersburg Period 1727–1741 -- The Berlin Period 1741–1766 -- The Second Petersburg Period 1766–1783 -- Epilogue. Emil A. Fellmann ; Translated By Erika Gautschi And Walter Gautschi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 159-169) And Index. This book is an excellent presentation of the story of Euler's life. It includes some bits of humor (like seeing the streets in Basel named respectively Leonhardstrasse and Eulerstrasse as jointly honoring the man although neither street is actually named for the great mathematician). Unlike "Euler the Master of us All," the book is organized around the chronology of his life rather than the concepts he studied, and it includes new details of his life. It also has some wonderful illustrations. Leonhard Euler was by far the most productive mathematician in the history of mankind, and also one of the greatest scholars of all time. He attained, a degree of popularity and fame which may well be compared with that of Galilei, Newton, or Einstein. This book is based in part on unpublished sources and comes right out of the research on Euler. front-matter.pdf......Page 2 1.pdf......Page 14 2.pdf......Page 35 3.pdf......Page 71 4.pdf......Page 126 5.pdf......Page 145 back-matter.pdf......Page 150