Theaetetus

Theaetetus 's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Theaetetus

Mathematics

#1213

Historical Rank

Measure Theory

#7287

Historical Rank

mathematics Degrees

Download Badge

• Mathematics

Why Is Theaetetus Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Theaetetus of Athens , possibly the son of Euphronius of the Athenian deme Sunium, was a Greek mathematician. His principal contributions were on irrational lengths, which was included in Book X of Euclid's Elements and proving that there are precisely five regular convex polyhedra. A friend of Socrates and Plato, he is the central character in Plato's eponymous Socratic dialogue.

Other Resources About Theaetetus

• en.wikipedia.org