1. Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid Masud al-Kashi (ca. 1380-1429): Accurate Decimal Approximations - 2. Francois Viete (1540-1603): Father of Modern Algebra - 3. John Napier (1550-1617): Coinventor of Logarithms - 4. Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665): Father of Modern Number Theory - 5. Blaise Pascal (1623-1662): Coinventor of Probability Theory - 6. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727): Calculus, Optics, and Gravity - 7. Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716): Coinventor of Calculus - 8. Leonhard Euler (1707-1783): Leading Mathematician of the 18th Century - 9. Maria Agnesi (1718-1799): Mathematical Linguist - 10. Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806): Early African-American Scientist.
