Maria Gaetana Agnesi’s 296th Birthday

Google celebrated Maria Gaetana Agnesi’s 296th Birthday in style with this doodle:

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (Italian pronunciation: [aɲˈɲeːzi, -eːsi; -ɛːzi]), was born 16 May 1718 and died 9 January 1799.  She was an Italian mathematician and philosopher.

She is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus and was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna.

She devoted the last four decades of her life to studying theology (especially patristics) and to charitable work and serving the poor. This extended to helping the sick by allowing them entrance into her home where she set up a hospital.

Source: Wikipedia