German mathematician Emmy Noether was born #OTD in 1882.

One of her most significant contributions is Noether's Theorem, which establishes a fundamental connection between symmetries & conservation laws in physics. This theorem has had profound implications in fields such as quantum mechanics, particle physics & field theory. Despite facing discrimination as a woman in academia during her time, Noether persevered & made enduring contributions to mathematics and physics.

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In 1915 David Hilbert invited Noether to join the Göttingen mathematics department, challenging the views of some of his colleagues.

In April 1933 she received a notice from the Prussian Ministry for Sciences, Art & Public Education which read: "On the basis of paragraph 3 of the Civil Service Code, I hereby withdraw from you the right to teach at the University of Göttingen." Several of Noether's colleagues, including Max Born & Richard Courant, also had their positions revoked.

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@gutenberg_org A bit of trivia. Max Born was Olivia Newton John's grandfather.

"In the judgment of the most competent living mathematicians, Fräulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began."

~Albert Einstein

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@gutenberg_org Esse post lembra Wikipédia em português.

Anyway, small quibble. Consta que a maneira dela dar aulas era fascinante.

@pait @gutenberg_org Sugira uma correção. Aqui dá pra editar os toots. :)

Achei legal, pois foi um teorema importante que vi enquanto estudava teoria quântica de campos.

@everton137 @gutenberg_org Ah, não é correção. O artigo é curto, sem erros, sempre vale ressaltar o trabalho da Noether.

É que ela perdeu o emprego e teve que fugir da Alemanha por ser judia. O irmão fugiu para a Rússia e foi morto pela NKVD pelo mesmo motivo.

A Wikipédia em português, e os jornais brasileiros, sempre escondem que o biografado é judeu, mesmo que seja crucial para entender a vida. Esse artigo é curto, não cabe muito, mas a omissão me lembrou essa prática editorial brasileira.

@pait @gutenberg_org entendi. Talvez por agora ler mais sobre o que ocorreu na segunda guerra, logo imaginei que ela era judia por causa da data mencionada.
@everton137 @gutenberg_org Pois é, foi bem isso que quis dizer.
@gutenberg_org "One of her most significant contributions"?? Noether's Theorem is the *most* significant contribution in *all* of physics, and she certainly isn't better than all physicists – given that she's a physicist – so it's also her most significant contributions.
@zvavybir @gutenberg_org …her most significant contribution *in physics*. She’s made substantial contributions to modern mathematics, some of which has quite likely percolated into the research in physics
@zvavybir @gutenberg_org I think it has more to do with the fact that she also had incredibly important contributions in mathematics. So I think stating it that way is correct, even though it's possible to read it as downplaying her contribution to physics.
@gutenberg_org Women, we have to prove ourselves when the scared men know we birth them.