The Tragic Life of the Man Who Invented Quaternions. #shorts #history

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William Rowan Hamilton was a rock star of the 19th century but not with a guitar with a quill in equations born in 1805 Hamilton was a child prodigy fluent in 13 Languages by the age of 13 but it wasn't just languages that caught his interest he revolutionized mathematics with his work on quaternion quat what querian this was a new way to multiply numbers in three dimensions a game changer for physics and Engineering Legend has it he was so excited when he discovered querian he carved the fundamental formula right into a stone bridge in Dublin and hey did you know Hamilton also made significant contributions to Optics and classical mechanics his work laid the groundwork for modern quantum mechanics talk about ahead of his time so if you think math is boring think again Hamilton's story is a reminder that Curiosity and passion can lead to incredible discoveries if you enjoyed this smash that like button and subscribe