Mathematicians in Prague

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1588 to 1911. The most recorded lives are Johannes Kepler, Albert Einstein and René Descartes.

Notable people

1. Johannes Kepler

   from 1600 to 1627

   2 moments here

   German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

2. Albert Einstein

   in 1911

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

3. René Descartes

   in 1620

   1 moment here

   French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…

4. Giordano Bruno

   in 1588

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

Moments

1. 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
2. 1600 Imperial work in Prague Johannes Kepler
3. 1620 Observes the Battle of White Mountain René Descartes
4. 1627 Presentation of the Rudolphine Tables in Prague Johannes Kepler
5. 1911 Takes professorship in Prague Albert Einstein

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