As written by E T Bell in his chapter on Galois in "Men of Mathematics": "At a very early hour on the thirtieth of May, 1832, Galois confronted his adversary on the 'field of honor.' The duel was with pistols at twenty five paces. Galois fell, shot through the intestines. No surgeon was present. He was left dying where he had fallen. At nine o'clock a passing peasant took him to Cochin Hospital. Galois knew he was about to die. ... His young brother, the only one of his family who had been warned, arrived in tears. Galois tried to comfort him with a show of stoicism. 'Don't cry,' he said, 'I need all my courage to die at twenty.' " So by Bell's account, Galois suffered fatal injuries at the duel but did not die until the next day. With that said, it must be noted that historians have criticized Bell's chapter on Galois - it is a gripping narrative, but much of it is fictitious. The chapter as written *would* make a great movie, one of those "based on a true story" sagas that takes liberties with how the events actually transpired.
A lover, a poat, a friend, a fighter, most of all a mathematician all this just 20 year of age.
It is not possible to find a general formula for polynomial of degree higher than four that containing only Arithmetical operations & Radicals.
Hollywood has made many blockbusters based on or about physicists and not nearly enough about mathematicians.
I think "A Beautiful Mind" was the only mathematician movie, I can remember.
@@primenumberbuster404and “the man who knew infinity” and “the imitation game” (if you count Turing as a mathematician)
The greatest "loss" perhaps?
Interesting... thanks
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Poor duelist.
I thought he died in the hospital after the duel
As written by E T Bell in his chapter on Galois in "Men of Mathematics":
"At a very early hour on the thirtieth of May, 1832, Galois confronted his adversary on the 'field of honor.' The duel was with pistols at twenty five paces. Galois fell, shot through the intestines. No surgeon was present. He was left dying where he had fallen. At nine o'clock a passing peasant took him to Cochin Hospital. Galois knew he was about to die. ... His young brother, the only one of his family who had been warned, arrived in tears. Galois tried to comfort him with a show of stoicism. 'Don't cry,' he said, 'I need all my courage to die at twenty.' "
So by Bell's account, Galois suffered fatal injuries at the duel but did not die until the next day. With that said, it must be noted that historians have criticized Bell's chapter on Galois - it is a gripping narrative, but much of it is fictitious. The chapter as written *would* make a great movie, one of those "based on a true story" sagas that takes liberties with how the events actually transpired.
braavo! bravo im crying! im tearing up im crying. bravo. She died so young.
He not she