Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1 July 1646 – 14 November 1716
German polymath who invented calculus independently of Newton, devised the binary number system, and made lasting contributions to philosophy, logic, and engineering.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
- Christopher Wren (1632–1723) Overlapped 70 years →
- William Penn (1644–1718) Overlapped 70 years →
- Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) Overlapped 70 years →
- Mei Wending (1633–1721) Overlapped 70 years →
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) Overlapped 70 years →
- Isaac Newton (1643–1727) Overlapped 70 years →
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Demonstrated his stepped reckoner calculating machine in London
1673
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Elected a fellow of the Royal Society
19 April 1673
Career
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Published Nova Methodus, the first paper on differential calculus
October 1684
His notation, including the integral sign and d for differentials, is still used today.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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