Imaginary numbers were first discovered by Heron of Alexandria. Heron of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician who lived from AD 10-70. Heron discovered imaginary numbers while trying to find the area of a frustum and is also known for his formula for finding the area of a triangle with its side lengths called Herons Formula.
Although Heron discovered imaginary numbers, Rafael Bombelli was the first to discover the rules of multiplication for them in 1572. Rafael Bombelli was an Italian mathematician who lived from around AD 1526-1572.
No comments:
Post a Comment