Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel was born on August 5, 1802 in Nedstrand, Norway and died on April 6, 1829 in Froland, Norway.
Short Biography:
He demonstrated that the general quintic equation ax5 + bx4 + cx3 + dx2 + ex +f= 0 could not be solved algebraically.
His other work covered elliptic functions, integral equations, infinite series, and the binomial theorem.
He lived a life of poverty and ill-health, dying of tuberculosis shortly before the arrival of an offer of a position at the University of Berlin.
Why is Niels Henrik Abel famous?
Niels Henrik Abel was famous for proving the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.
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Date Added: 05 September '11
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