The Blind Mathematician Who Became the World's Greatest

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Highly recommend Ronald Calinger’s comprehensive biography Leonhard Euler:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Euler’s Brilliance
0:14 Early Life in Switzerland
1:00 Studying Under Johann Bernoulli
1:30 Choosing Mathematics Over Theology
1:50 Euler’s Identity and Divine Harmony
2:09 Rejection from the University of Basel
2:27 Opportunity in St. Petersburg
3:35 The Seven Bridges of Königsberg Problem
5:00 Marriage and Family Life
5:48 Solving the Basel Problem
6:18 Losing His Sight, Not His Drive
6:59 Invitation to the Berlin Academy
7:24 Contributions to Celestial Mechanics
8:06 Introduction to the Analysis of the Infinite
8:47 Exponential Formula
9:24 Polyhedron Formula
9:56 Unhappiness in Berlin
11:05 Fluid Dynamics
11:40 Return to St. Petersburg
13:03 Going Completely Blind
14:41 His Final Day
15:25 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant

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Sources:
University of Basel: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Interior of St Martin Church in Riehen, Switzerland: Moleskine, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Childhood home of Leonhard Euler in Riehen: Rieres, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Kunstkamera building in St. Petersburg: By Ad Meskens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg: Andrey Korchagin from St. Petersburg, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Neva River in St. Petersburg in winter: Александров, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Neva River in St. Petersburg in winter image 2: Michael Hoffmann (Hamlet53), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Berlin Academy: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Reflections at Sanccouci Palace: By Yuropoulos - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
Versailles Palace fountain: edwin.11, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Another angle of Kunstkamera building in St. Petersburg: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Cataract surgical instruments: Science Museum Group, Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection, CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0, . Original link:
Leonhard Euler tombstone used with permission courtesy of Edward Sudentas via Flickr