Johann Samuel König
| Johann Samuel König | |
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| Born | July 31, 1712 |
| Died | August 21, 1757 (aged 45) |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Known for | König's theorem |
Johann Samuel König (July 31, 1712 in Büdingen – August 21, 1757 in Zuilenstein near Amerongen) was a mathematician. Johann Bernoulli instructed both König and Pierre Louis Maupertuis as pupils during the same period.[1] König is remembered largely for his disagreements with Leonhard Euler, concerning the principle of least action.[2] He is also remembered as a tutor to Émilie du Châtelet, one of the few female physicists of the 18th century.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913; p.25 ftnt.107
- ↑ The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913
- ↑ The Parsimonious Universe, Stefan Hildebrandt & Anthony Tromba, Springer-Verlag, 1996, p.33 ftnt.2
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Johann Samuel König", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
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