Carl Friedrich Gauß

 carl friedrich gauß
What did this person achieve? (regarding the discovery, the invention, the development, the economic success...)How and why did this person achieve this? (consider the situation of the time, science, politics, society .... No discovery, no invention has been made without precursors, other people preparing it, competitors, never independent of the spirit of the time....)Why was this so important (so successful), how did it influence science, development, the economy, but also culture and society?How is this embedded in the general context –the industrial revolution and the success of science and economy? (Interdependency with other developments, achievements) 
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