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[[File:Giuseppe_Peano.jpg|250px|thumb|Giuseppe Peano.]]'''Giuseppe Peano''' (27 August 1858 – 20 April 1932) was an Italian [[mathematician (nonfiction)]]. | [[File:Giuseppe_Peano.jpg|250px|thumb|Giuseppe Peano.]]'''Giuseppe Peano''' (27 August 1858 – 20 April 1932) was an Italian [[mathematician (nonfiction)]]. | ||
The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and [[Set theory (nonfiction)|set theory]], to which he contributed much notation. | |||
The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and [[ | |||
The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in his honor. | The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in his honor. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 23 December 2016
Giuseppe Peano (27 August 1858 – 20 April 1932) was an Italian mathematician (nonfiction).
The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation.
The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in his honor.
As part of this effort, he made key contributions to the modern rigorous and systematic treatment of the method of mathematical induction.
He spent most of his career teaching mathematics at the University of Turin.
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Peano curve (nonfiction) excited about the future, thanks Papa Giuseppe for everything.
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External links:
- Giuseppe Peano @ Wikipedia