Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler was born on born April 15, 1707.
New Delhi: An animated doodle of geometric shapes and mathematical calculations on a paper strip adorns the Google home page to commemorate Leonhard Euler's 306th birth anniversary.
The Swiss mathematician and physicist was born on born April 15, 1707 in Basel, Switzerland and is one of the founders of pure mathematics.
Leonhard Euler's major contributions were in the fields of geometry, calculus, mechanics and number theory. His works also extended to observational astronomy.
In 1727, Leonhard Euler, moved to Russia. He lost sight in one eye in 1735 and in 1741, at the invitation of Frederick the Great he went to Berlin, Germany only to return to Russia in 1766.
Leonhard Euler died on September 18, 1783 in St Petersburg, Russia.
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