Évariste Galois was a great mathematician who led a short, tempestuous life. He made fundamental contributions to a number of fields in math, including Galois Theory and Group Theory. Who knows how much he might have accomplished had his life not ended when he was 20 in a duel.

As Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Our "Great Thinkers" playlist celebrates influential thinkers who have changed the world for the better. Click to see the playlist here:
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Host: Liliana de Castro
Artwork: Kim Parkhurst
Written & Directed by Michael Harrison
Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison

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