Скачать или смотреть The Genius Who Had to Become a Man: The Story of Sophie Germain

Dive into the incredible life of Marie-Sophie Germain, a self-taught mathematical genius who was forced to fight for recognition in an era that excluded women from science.
In this biography, we explore how Germain overcame intense intellectual isolation and familial opposition in the late 18th century. We reveal how she adopted the male pseudonym "Monsieur Le Blanc" to trick giants of mathematics, like Lagrange and Gauss, into evaluating her work objectively. Despite systemic barriers, her foundational work in number theory made significant contributions to solving Fermat's Last Theorem (through Sophie Germain primes).
We also detail her groundbreaking victory in the Paris Academy prize for elasticity theory, which led to the Germain-Lagrange plate equation. Join us as we examine the historical dichotomy of her life: achieving major scientific breakthroughs while being systematically denied institutional recognition and facing posthumous erasure until modern times.
Topics covered in this video:
• Sophie Germain's early life and secret studies.
• The story behind the "Monsieur Le Blanc" pseudonym.
• Her relationship with mentors Gauss and Lagrange.
• Contributions to Number Theory and Fermat's Last Theorem.
• Winning the Paris Academy prize for elasticity.
• Her struggle for recognition and modern legacy.
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