Sir Isaac Newton And Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
...Leibniz are two of the most supreme
intellects of the 17th century. They are both considered to be the inventors
of Calculus. However, after a terrible dispute, Sir Isaac Newton took most of
the credit.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German philosopher, mathematician,
and statesman born in the country of Leipzig. He received his education at the
universities of Leipzig, Jena, and Altdorf. He received a doctorate in law. He
devoted much of his time to the principle studies of mathematics, science, and
philosophy.
Leibniz's contribution in mathematics was in the year 1675, when he discovered
the fundamental principles of infinitesimal calculus. He arrived at this
discovery independently at the same time along with the English scientist Sir
Isaac Newton in 1666. However, Leibniz's system was published in 1684, three
years before Newton published his. Also at this time Leibniz's method of
notation, known as mathematical symbols, were adopted universally. He also
contributed in 1672 by inventing a calculating machine that was capable of
multiplying, dividing, and extracting square roots. All this made him to be
considered a pioneer in the development
of mathematical logic.
Sir Isaac Newton is the other major figure in the development of Calculus. He
was an English mathemetician and physcist, whose considered to be one of the
greatest scientists in history. Newton was born on December 25, 1642 at
Woolsthorpe, near Grantham in Lincolnshire. He attended Trinity College, at
the University of Cambridge. He received his bachelor's degree in 1665 and
received his master's degree in 1668. However, there he ignored much of the
universities established curriculum to pursue...
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