MATHEMATICIAN: RENE DESCARTES

Mathematician: Rene Descartes



Mathematician: Rene Descartes

Introduction

Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650), a philosopher and a French mathematician and physicist, was born in a French village called “La Haye” on March 31, 1596. He was amongst the great people who molded the way the world is measured using mathematics. His contributions in mathematics laid the foundations to various theorems and equations.

Life of Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes' mother died when he was only a month old so he was brought up and educated by his maternal grandmother. At age 10, he entered the Jesuit boarding Look where he remained until the age ...