Pythagoras
The Pythagorean theorem
Greek mathematician, mystic, and cult leader from the 6th century BCE.
Founded a secretive brotherhood that believed numbers were the hidden structure of everything — and forbade members from eating beans. His school discovered that musical harmony follows simple integer ratios. Legend says he was killed by a mob after refusing to escape across a bean field.
Famous for
- Pythagorean theorem
- Mathematical basis of musical harmony
- Pythagorean brotherhood + number mysticism
- Theory of proportions
In Rubicon
Pythagoras is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Pythagoras is filed under Natural Sciences, and is strongest at Natural Sciences and Language & Communication.
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- Marie Curie — Pioneered radioactivity
- Euclid — Father of geometry
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- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) — Optics + the scientific method
- Hypatia of Alexandria — Alexandria's last great scholar