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Gauss was born in Germany in April 1777. He was one of the greatest mathematicians of the 18th century. Gauss was diligent and studious since he was a child, and he showed superhuman mathematical talents very early. It is said that one time, his father was calculating the accounts, and little Gauss stood quietly watching. When his father thought that the calculation was correct, little Gauss said seriously: "Dad, you calculated wrong, it should be... ..." After inspection, it turns out that Gauss's answer is correct. When Gauss was 7 years old, his father sent him to a nearby school. In school, Gauss was the youngest student in his class, but he was the best student in mathematics and was often praised by his teachers. Gauss studied hard and diligently. During the day at school, in addition to paying attention to lectures during class, he also tried his best to use his extracurricular time to study mathematics and read many major mathematics works; at night, in order to save lamp oil, his father asked little Gauss to go to bed as soon as dark, but Gauss was too Falling in love with reading, he dug out the heart of a big radish, stuffed it with a piece of grease, inserted a wick into it, and made a small oil lamp. He hid alone on the attic, under the dim light, concentrating on reading and studying, and did not fall asleep until late at night. While in school, Gauss also wrote many "mathematical diaries", recording his new discoveries and ingenious solutions when solving problems. With this solid knowledge foundation, Gauss discovered several mathematical theorems at the age of 17 and became a well-known young mathematician. In 1795, at the age of 18, Gauss came to the famous University of G?ttingen to study mathematics. The next year, he successfully solved a major problem in mathematics that had been unsolved for more than two thousand years since the Greek mathematician Euclid, causing a sensation in the entire mathematical community. Someone once asked Gauss: "Why can you make so many discoveries in science?" Gauss replied: "If others think about mathematical truths as intently and persistently as I do, he will also make the same discoveries." From this point of view, , "Concentration and perseverance" is the secret of Gauss's success. It is said that Gauss caused a lot of "jokes" because he was too focused on studying mathematics. One time, Gauss's wife fell ill, and while Gauss was immersed in studying a mathematical problem, someone hurriedly came to tell him that his wife was getting worse and worse. Gauss didn't seem to hear and continued working. After a while, someone came to tell him that his wife's illness was getting worse. Gauss said, "I'll go right away! You go first!" After that, he still sat there, thinking about his mathematical problem. Seeing that he hadn't come yet, people sent a brave man to inform Gauss: "My wife is dying. If you don't go right away, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see her for the last time!" But Gauss said slowly : "Tell her to wait." Gauss always persevered in studying mathematical problems. He is most opposed to doing things halfway. When Gauss proved some important theorems, he always came up with a variety of solutions and proofs, and found the simplest method and the most beautiful proof from them.