How did Euclid change mathematics?

But I'd like to argue that geometry is much more than that: it interacts with all aspects of human thought and life. To start, let's turn to a person who is universally known as the "father of geometry": the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid. read more

Euclid wrote a textbook that codified an axiomatic approach to geometry and geometrical analysis that had been developed by Greek mathematicians over the generations preceding him. read more

Euclid wrote "Elements," a collection of 13 books comprised of geometrical theorems. The "Elements" defined the mathematical terms number, prime number, composite and perfect number. Euclid proved a sequence of theorems that marks the beginning of number theory as a mathematical endeavor versus a numerological one. read more

Euclid gathered up all of the knowledge developed in Greek mathematics at that time and created his great work, a book called 'The Elements' (c300 BCE). This treatise is unequaled in the history of science and could safely lay claim to being the most influential non-religious book of all time. read more