Brahmagupta
598–668 AD — India
Era: Medieval
Brilliance: 10/10 | Stewardship: 6/10 | Composite Index: 60
He gave the world zero.
"When zero is added to a number, the sum is the number itself."
Biography
First to formalize zero as a number and define arithmetic operations on it. Head of Ujjain astronomical observatory. Without his formalization, modern mathematics simply doesn't work.
Key Facts
- First to formalize zero as a number
- Defined arithmetic operations on zero
- Head of Ujjain observatory
- Foundation of modern mathematics
- Without zero, nothing computes
He gave the world nothing. That nothing changed everything.
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