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Felix Klein, an Uncommon card
Felix Christian Klein was a German mathematician, mathematics educator and historian of mathematics, known for his work in group theory, complex analysis, non-Euclidean geometry, and the associations between geometry and group theory.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Felix Klein quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Felix Klein card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His seminars covered most areas of mathematics then known as well as their ______.
Answer
applications. His seminars covered most areas of mathematics then known as well as their applications. From the Felix Klein article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His ____ Erlangen program classified geometries by their basic symmetry groups and was an influential synthesis of much of the mathematics of the time.
Answer
1870s. His 1872 Erlangen program classified geometries by their basic symmetry groups and was an influential synthesis of much of the mathematics of the time. From the Felix Klein article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His 1872 Erlangen program classified geometries by their basic symmetry groups and was an influential synthesis of much of the mathematics of the time.
- During his tenure at the University of Göttingen, Klein was able to turn it into a center for mathematical and scientific research through the establishment of new lectures, professorships, and institutes.
- His seminars covered most areas of mathematics then known as well as their applications.
Why it is Uncommon
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Text : Wikipedia, Felix Klein (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gebruder Noelle (m. 1917, attivo a Gottingen), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
