A (very) Brief History of Leonhard Euler

An incredibly brief history of Leonhard Euler! Not much math in this video, so just a heads up in the event you expect math-heavy.

[LamneYokaMou]

Leonhard Euler was the most prolific mathematician that ever lived; it is claimed that upon setting his eyes on a theorem it was just a matter of time before it was proved. On his death bed Euler was surrounded by his associates, students and devotees lamenting the great man’s decline and bemoaning his misfortune. In a moment the master sat bolt upright and pronounced, “I am going to die” He promptly lay down limply on his bed and died…

In amongst the cries of anguish, shock and dismay from his associates one of his students was irreverently and rather inappropriately heard saying, “Another Euler proposition has been proved true.”

[kenbob]

Euler had 13 children; 8 of which died leaving 5 survivors.

Even his kids followed the Fibonacci series. That's mathematical devotion.

[kekero]

Euler sacrificed his eye for wisdom
He is the Odin of math.

[Legendsandlessons-]

Leonhard Euler is the greatest mathematician, without question.

[Earth]

It's widely considered a good move that Euler accepted the job offer from Frederick the Great and not the other job offer from Gary the Slightly Above Average.

[BritishBeachcomber]

Euler was so far ahead of his time that I can't imagine math without his contributions. We'd still be in the dark ages.

[alexjbriiones]

He became most prolific after losing his sight. Amazing man.

[jeremydavie]

I think it is so beautiful when parents let kids interrupt their work. Kids have no other desire than to be with their parents. It is so wonderful to see that Euler had a great relationship with his wife and kids. He is proof that one can have a fulfilling career while still attending to others' needs and desires like his kids, especially since he made many of his breakthroughs with those "distractions." I know this might be unrelated, but it reminds me of when Jesus told his disciples to let the children come to Him. The children were not hindering His ministry, but they were the purpose of His ministry.

[brendanchamberlain]

Very good video, thank you for making this! A bit of criticism: consider turning the background music down or perhaps changing it to something more subtle than an orchestra. Sometimes it drowned out what you were saying I feel.

[nvraman]

I heard during my graduation days, he remembered all trigonometric values, logarithms fully aware he would need to calculate his theorems. I was looking for mention of this as it is a very interesting fact.

[antetesija]

I heard that a lot of stuff was named after the second guy who proved or discovered something after Euler because his name was already used much. What a man

[Heemanshi_Indoria]

I will cry admiring Sir Euler's contribution in maths field . He was such a great being a great mathematician.

[gucker]

Thank you for this great series of historical videos! Very interesting and very well done!

[FallingPicturesProductions]

St Petersburg on publishing Euler's work well after his death: It's like printing my own money!

[Gk]

I just bought a book by Euler called The Elements of Algebra.

[douglasstrother]

Euler + Gauss = We are all Slackers, regardless of our fields!

[camp]

I hear this guys name in almost every class I take at university and wondered how one man has so much named after him

[shararzaid]

Would you make another brief history in a chronological series? I'd personally like a history about Von Neumann.

[icebeeranger]

Man is legendary to be remembered forever on the planet Earth for his extreme contribution to mathematics.

[yvanbarmalei]

REAL LIFE SAVER, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS