Girolamo? Cardano was born in disgrace. He is the illegitimate son of a lawyer. But he was clever since childhood and later became a famous doctor in Europe. Not only is the family not perfect, Girolamo? Cardano's own family is also very sad. His youngest son killed his unfaithful wife and was sentenced to death. His daughter became a prostitute and finally died of syphilis. Another son was so unfilial that he even accused Girolamo? Cardano.
But there is no denying that Girolamo? Cardano made outstanding contributions during the Renaissance. As a medical college graduate, high flyers first made some achievements in medicine. As the first doctor in history to make a clinical description of typhus. Girolamo? Cardano is famous in Europe for his superb medical skills. He was once employed as a court doctor. Besides, Girolamo? Cardano also made great contributions to mathematics. He published the famous cardano formula and quoted the concept of complex number for the first time. For the history of mathematics, Girolamo? Cardano's contribution promoted the further prosperity of mathematics.
But it is such a favored son who has a disgusting gambling habit. He got into this bad habit, on the one hand, because he was at odds with his father, which blocked his financial resources during his college years. Cardano really can't find a way to solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation. With a mathematical mind, he found that gambling could make a living, so cardano began to make a living by gambling. Later, due to family changes and other reasons, cardano, who was often depressed, would go to the casino to gamble to get rid of his troubles. But instead of indulging in gambling, he began to explore some mathematical laws of gambling. Finally, it lays a good technical foundation for the development of probability.