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Leonhard Euler was a brilliant mathematician and scientist who is considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time. He was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1707 and died in 1783. Euler's ideas turned the mathematical world on its head, and he is especially famous for his work in calculus. He also made significant contributions to physics, and is credited with the discovery of the eigenvalue and eigenfunction. Euler was a major figure in the development of political science, and his life and work are intertwined with many of the great political events of his time. This biography of Euler is written in a comic book style and is accompanied by illustrations of Euler's life.
His ideas turned the mathematical world on its head. As a scientist he should be placed on the same level as Newton and Einstein. This account of Euler's life and livings is embedded in the great political developments of his time, particularly in Austria, Prussia and Russia. The comic by Elena Pini (illustrations) and Alice and Andreas K. Heyne (text) follows the life of the genius from Basel, who, born 300 years ago, would set out to change the scientific world. The book is completed by a short biography of Euler and relevant data of the most important politicians and contemporaries.
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