Sensational Scientists
By Joanna Tubbs
Pierre-Simon Laplace
PIERRE-SIMON LAPLACE WAS BORN IN NORMANDY, FRANCE, IN 1749.
Pierre-Simon Laplace was a brilliant mathematician and scientist who lived long before computers were invented. He used maths to understand and explain the world around him, including how ocean tides work. Many of his equations are still used today.
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When Pierre-Simon was young, his father wanted him to become a priest. He went to a local religious school and then studied theology (religion) at university. While he was studying, he discovered that he was really good at maths, a subject he grew to love.
Pierre-Simon travelled to Paris to become a mathematician. There, he was introduced to a famous mathematician called Jean d’Alembert who was so impressed by him that he helped him to get a job as a professor of mathematics. Pierre-Simon wrote many mathematical papers and made some incredible scientific discoveries.
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