Famous Mathematicians: A Book Review Author: Frances Benson Stonaker Famous Mathematicians told the stories of several outstanding men and how they arrived at their theories. Euclid, Archimedes, Aryabhatta, Joseph Louis LaGrange, Carl Friederich Gauss, Evariste Galois, John von Neuman, and Norbert Wiener defined the creators of our complicated mathematical systems still used today. These impressive men were the patriarchs throughout the history of mathematics. Euclid was believed to be born, in Tyre, presently known as Lebanon, in about 330 BC. Euclid's writings focused on astronomy, arithmetic, geometry, and music harmony. The most famous wr