
Milestone: Prize for theory of elastic waves awarded
Date: Jan. 9, 1816 (some sources say Jan. 8)
Where: Paris
Who: Sophie Germain
In January 1816, the secretary general of the Paris Academy of Sciences sent Marie-Sophie Germain a strange letter.

Milestone: Prize for theory of elastic waves awarded
Date: Jan. 9, 1816 (some sources say Jan. 8)
Where: Paris
Who: Sophie Germain
In January 1816, the secretary general of the Paris Academy of Sciences sent Marie-Sophie Germain a strange letter.