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Learn about the boy who- could read and add numbers when he was three years old, - thwarted his teacher by finding a quick and easy way to sum the numbers 1-100, - attracted the attention of a Duke with his genius, and became the man who...- predicted the reappearance of a lost planet, - discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, - invented a surveying tool used by professionals until the invention of lasers. Based on extensive research of original and secondary sources, this historical narrative will inspire young readers and even curious adults with its touching story of personal achievement.
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Former mathematics teacher Tent offers insight into Gauss's life, which has been neglected in history's recollection of him. He was first and foremost a mathematician, but like other people, he was influenced by his environment. Though he understood parts of the universe that his contemporaries could not fathom, Gauss was just as lost in his personal life as many others are. He was human and lived a blessed yet tragic life. As a boy, Gauss could read and add numbers at age three, and he found a way to add numbers from 1 to 100. As an adult, he predicted the reappearance of a so-called lost planet, discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, and invented a surveying tool used by professional surveyors until lasers were developed. For any student of the human situation, not just mathematicians. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. General readers; lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students. A. Trapp Hutchinson Community College
