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- Fermat’s last theorem
- standing-wave research
- vibrating plates theory
- women in science
Additional Reading
Louis L. Bucciarelli and Nancy Dworsky, Sophie Germain: An Essay in the History of the Theory of Elasticity (1980), provides abundant details on Germain’s contributions to elasticity.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Added material about Germain's last years. | Jan 14, 2021 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Marie-Sophie Germain. | Jan 24, 2017 | ||
| Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Marie-Sophie Germain. |
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Nov 23, 2006 | |
| Article revised. | Sep 27, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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