Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
Niels Henrik Abel (5 August 1802 – 6 April 1829) was a Norwegian mathematician. He died in 1829.[1]
He did the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation in radicals.
Legacy
changeThe Abel Prize (Abel-prisen) is named after him.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "The Biography of Niels Henrik Abel: His last years". Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
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