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Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics...
, German mathematician and physicist
List of topics named after Carl Friedrich Gauss
GAUSS (software)
GAUSS (software)
GAUSS is a matrix programming language for mathematics and statistics, developed and marketed by Aptech Systems. Its primary purpose is the solution of numerical problems in statistics, econometrics, time-series, optimization and 2D- and 3D-visualization...
, a software package
Gauss (crater)
Gauss (crater)
Gauss is a large lunar crater, named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, that is located near the northeastern limb of the Moon's near side. It belongs to a category of lunar formations called a walled plain, meaning that it has a diameter of at least 110 kilometers, with a somewhat sunken floor and little...
, a crater on the moon
Gauss Gun, a type of magnetic gun.
Gauss's law
Gauss's law
In physics, Gauss's law, also known as Gauss's flux theorem, is a law relating the distribution of electric charge to the resulting electric field. Gauss's law states that:...
of electric fields
Gauss (ship)
Gauss (ship)
Gauss was a ship used for the Gauss expedition to Antarctica. led by Arctic veteran and geology professor Erich von Drygalski....
, a German research ship
Gauss (unit)
Gauss (unit)
The gauss, abbreviated as G, is the cgs unit of measurement of a magnetic field B , named after the German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter.-Unit name and convention:This unit is named after Carl Friedrich Gauss...
, a unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic induction
Other people named Gauss
Christian Gauss
Christian Gauss
Christian Gauss was an influential literary critic and professor of literature. Gauss served as Dean of the College at Princeton University, and after retiring from Princeton was President of Phi Beta Kappa...
, literary critic
Ernst Gauss aka
Germar Rudolf
Germar Rudolf
Germar Rudolf is a German chemist and Holocaust denier.-Background:After finishing secondary education in 1983 in Remscheid, Rudolf studied chemistry in Bonn, completing his studies in 1989. As a student, he joined A.V. Tuisconia Königsberg zu Bonn and K.D.St.V. Nordgau Prag zu Stuttgart...
, German chemist and Holocaust denier