Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia: Mathematician and Engineer Early Life:Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia was born on February 20, 1499, in Brescia, Republic of Venice (now in Italy). His early life was marked by adversity, as he suffered a facial injury during an attack on his family when he was 12 years old. The attack left Tartaglia with a… Continue reading Biography of Famous Scientist Niccolo Tartaglia