Leonhard Euler (1707–1783)

The Smartest Person in the World That You Have Never Heard Of

Calin Aneculaesei

Jul 26, 2019 · 4 min read

Portrait of Leonhard Euler by Jakob Emanuel Handmann (1753)

Unless you study Mathematics or Physics at a university level it is very unlikely that you have ever heard of Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). But as many of the people who know who he is would tell you, his impact on the scientific world cannot be overlooked. Similar to DaVinci, Euler didn’t focus on only one facet of science. He was known for his work in optics, astronomy, music theory, mechanics and fluid dynamics with all his work in these subjects shaping them for years to come as well as some of his theories still being used today. The magnitude the number of his discoveries meant that most weren’t named after him, but after the first person to prove his theories to avoid naming everything after him./.../