Emmy Noether

Mathematician whose 1918 theorem tied every symmetry of nature to a conservation law.

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1882 – 1935

Core Principles & Analysis

• Proved that time symmetry implies energy conservation and spatial symmetry implies momentum conservation.
• Einstein described her as the most significant creative mathematical genius since the higher education of women began.
• Revolutionized abstract algebra with her theory of ideals in rings.