Giovanni Battista Ricci

Giovanni Battista Ricci was an Italian mathematician and astronomer, notable for his work in the 16th century. He contributed to the fields of geometry and navigation, helping to advance understanding of how to calculate distances and angles in relation to earth and celestial bodies. Ricci is best known for developing the "Ricci flow," a process that describes how the geometry of a shape evolves over time, which has important implications in both mathematics and theoretical physics. His work laid foundational concepts that continue to influence modern science and mathematics today.