Napier
John Napier also known as Nepair (or Neper) born in 1550 and from an early age is recognized as a genius. At 13 he attended the faculty of theology; He tooks the side of the Anglicans. Fails in the theological he retreats on mathematics.
It's thought that he wasn't the first in the invention of logarithms (maybe first came Jacob Buergi) but Napier used them as a means of calculation and was the true inventor of logarithms as we know them today. The basic "e" most likely was used in the construction of the Parthenon and the pyramids in Egypt. He is remembered also for the design of weapons such as tanks and burning mirrors. At Napier is also called a unit, the "Napier" that is a unit of telecommunications.
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