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Niels Henrik Abel · Life in Weeks

Proved the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation by radicals, and pioneered the field of group theory before dying at 26..

1802–1829 Mathematician 1,404 weeks (27 Years)

Niels Henrik Abel: 1,404 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

1,404
Total Weeks
9,828
Days Lived
3
Key Milestones
27
Years

Key Milestones

Age 9 · Week ~468

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Age 18 · Week ~936

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Age 27 · Week ~1,404

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Legacy

Proved the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation by radicals, and pioneered the field of group theory before dying at 26.

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