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Famous Mathematicians. By: Lili Weinberger 2B 9/21/11. Stefan Banach: Background. Was born on March 30,1892 Born in Ostrowsk, Poland. Stefan Banach. Education. Was considered a prodigy at the age of 10 In 1924 he was also accepted as a member of the Polish Academy of Learning .
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Famous Mathematicians By: Lili Weinberger 2B 9/21/11
Stefan Banach: Background • Was born on March 30,1892 • Born in Ostrowsk, Poland
Education • Was considered a prodigy at the age of 10 • In 1924 he was also accepted as a member of the Polish Academy of Learning. • His best known work is the first monograph on the general theory of linear-metric space.
Hugo Steinhaus • Born January 14,1887 • Was a Polish mathematician and educator.
Education • Studied philosophy and mathematicians at the University of Lwow. • He is credited with discovering mathematician Stefan Banach. • Hw was one of the early founders of the game theory and the probability theory.
Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Banach • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Steinhaus