SOPHIE GERMAIN : MADAME LA MATHEMATICIENNE CMH#12

There is a woman who is very important in the history of mathematics. A woman who is often only introduced because she had the audacity to pretend to be a man in order to practice mathematics. This woman is Sophie Germain. And here is her story. ► TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: • Subscribe:    / @mathadorlachaine   • A little tip? https://fr.tipeee.com/mathador • Share this video with your friends • Give it a thumbs up and post comments ► SOURCES • My main source for this video was this book: Sophie GERMAIN, a pioneer of number theory (Editions génies des mathématiques) • Fourier Institute    • Je suis Sophie Germain, femme et mathémati...   • The Scienticfiz channel also made a video about Sophie Germain, so check it out!:    • Sophie Germain une femme parmi les hommes ...   • École Polytechnique    • Être une femme et étudier les sciences en ...   • Letter excerpts https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:G... ► Music: All music used in this video comes from YouTube's free library. You'll find, among others: Eternal Hope by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... ► The Mathador channel is a member of the Café des Sciences: https://www.cafe-sciences.org/