Emmy Noether

Architect of abstract algebra and author of the theorem tying symmetries to conservation laws.

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1882 – 1935

Core Principles & Analysis

• She lectured at Göttingen under Hilbert's name because the faculty refused her a post.
• Her 1918 theorem is the backbone of modern theoretical physics.
• Einstein called her the most significant creative mathematical genius since women's education began.