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  • Discovering the Mathematical Roots of the Quantum World – Nerding Out ep 20

    Discovering the Mathematical Roots of the Quantum World – Nerding Out ep 20

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    Georg Cantor was a pioneering mathematician best known for creating set theory and introducing the concept of infinite numbers.

    David Hilbert was a central figure in 20th-century mathematics, renowned for his work in areas such as algebra, number theory, and mathematical logic. Hilbert and his students contributed to establishing rigor and developed important tools used in modern mathematical physics. Hilbert was one of the founders of proof theory and mathematical logic. Nowadays Hilbert Complex Space is used to represent qubits in the yet developing quantum computers.

    Alan Turing & William Thomas Tutte were two British mathematicians who worked in the area of cryptanalysts during World War II. They both worked to crack encrypted codes the Nazi’s were sending to each other.

    Sir Roger Penrose is a British mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. Penrose has contributed to the mathematical physics of general relativity and cosmology.

    John Lennox is an English mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Northern Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God.

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  • Gauss, Riemann, and the Thrilling World of Number Theory! – Nerding Out ep 19

    Gauss, Riemann, and the Thrilling World of Number Theory! – Nerding Out ep 19

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    Carl Friedrich Gauss and Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann made groundbreaking contributions to mathematics, with Gauss known for his work in number theory, statistics, and the theory of Gaussian curves, as well as his contributions to electromagnetism and astronomy. Riemann, a student of Gauss, extended these ideas into new realms with his development of Riemannian geometry, which laid the foundation for Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Riemann also made significant advances in analysis and complex functions, including the Riemann hypothesis, a conjecture about the distribution of prime numbers that remains one of the most famous unsolved problems in mathematics. Their work collectively revolutionized mathematical thinking and had profound impacts across multiple scientific disciplines. They were also devout believers who incorporated their faith into every aspect of their work. Gauss said “God arithmetizes”, and Reimann saw his life as a mathematician as another way to serve God.

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