Google Doodle For Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß

He was awarded the Lalande Prize in 1810 and the Copley Medal in 1838 and has a laundry list of awards and recognitions. He was born on April 30 1777 in Braunschweig Germany and died at the age of 77 on February 23 1855 in Göttingen Germany.. He is referred to as Princeps mathematicorum which is Latin for. the foremost of mathematicians. and. the greatest mathematician since antiquity.. Today on the Google home page is a special Google logo Doodle for Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß on his 241st birthday. He is referred to as one of the most influential people in math and touched on number theory algebra statistics analysis differential geometry geodesy geophysics mechanics electrostatics magnetic fields astronomy matrix theory and optics..  Read more