A Brief History of Évariste Galois

In this episode, we cover the history of Évariste Galois, a 19th century mathematician, notable for his fundamental contributions to group theory, who only spent about 5-6 years doing mathematics before his untimely death at the hands of a duel when he was just 20 years old.

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t...

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-- TIMESTAMPS --
0:00 Intro screen
0:10 Intro + Early Life
0:56 Early Education
3:54 First Publication
4:19 First Academy Rejection
5:44 Father's Death
6:32 Second Academy Rejection
7:20 Becoming More Political
8:23 Toxic + Third Academy Rejection
9:33 Prison
11:20 Brief Affair (Heartbreak)
12:01 Death + Speculation
13:19 Brief Look into Group Theory Manuscript
15:10 Posthumously Getting His Work Out
16:26 Conclusion