Johann Gauss

Name: Johann Gauss

Born: April 30, 1777, in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire

Death: February 23, 1855 (Age: 77)

Computer-related contributions

• A German mathematician and physical scientist. Johann contributed significantly to several fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy, and optics.
• Sometimes called "the Prince of Mathematicians."

Significant publications

• Doctoral dissertation on the Fundamental theorem of algebra (1799).
• Untersuchungen über Gegenstände der Höheren Geodäsie. Zweite Abhandlung (1846).

Honors and awards

• Degaussing, the process of eliminating a magnetic field named in his honor.
• The Gaussian pyramid is named after him.
• The CGS unit for magnetic field was named gauss in his honor.
• Copley Medal (1838).