November 3, 2017
Calculus
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Mathematics
Sir Isaac Newton
Mechanical Engineering student from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Author Portfolio PageTyler Thompson
This was a very interesting article, before reading this, I did not even know who Leibniz was. The article was very well written, and he pointed out clear facts that shows who won the argument between the two mathematicians. These two men were able to take different approaches to recognize this branch of math.
04/02/2018
11:00 pm
Evian-loren Salgado
Though I am not a fan of Calculus this was still a very interesting and informative article. It was nice to learn some of the history of calculus and how both Newton and Leibniz contributions shaped the calculus we know of today. The author wrote a very good and informative article. I honestly enjoyed reading about calculus and the history behind it.
04/02/2018
11:00 pm
Saira Castellanos
I saw the title of the article and I thought it was going to be an immediate snooze fest, but it wasnt. This article was actually pretty informative. I thought Newton was just a science kind of guy, but I guess not. I didnt know who Leibniz was and it is kind of sad that no one knows who he is, and that even children at the age of 6 or 7 are being taught about Newton. I guess only people who love calculus are the only ones who learn about Leibniz and his major contribution.
11/02/2018
11:00 pm
Yahaira Martinez
I have always loved math and Calculus was no exception. The debate described in this article had been mentioned to me prior but i had never paid much attention to it. I always knew that Sir isaac Newton was given the credit for inventing calculus but i didn’t know that he had knowledge of Leibniz and actually accused him of plagiarism. This article was very interesting and full of facts that i had never heard before.
11/02/2018
11:00 pm
Anais Del Rio
I did not expect to read that Newton helped to develop calculus that we use today, I only knew that he had helped with the development of physics. It was interesting to read that Newton and Leibniz had worked on the same concept at the same time without even knowing (until later). It reminds me of the modern world where it seems like people plagiarize but sometimes it really was a coincidence.
11/02/2018
11:00 pm
Johnanthony Hernandez
Great article and very informative, I had been taught that Newton had created calculus. But until reading your article, I didn’t know about Leibniz or that he had been working on the same concept of mathematics as Newton at the same time without the other knowing was working on it as well. As well as how they accused each other of plagiarize when it was nothing more than a coincidence.
25/03/2018
11:00 pm
Alexander Manibusan
From what I’ve read a long time ago, Archimedes did, in fact, made the building blocks for calculus but he also could have maybe done the first steps of it. Much like the zero, many people came up with it independently- some established it earlier than others. Therefore I don’t really see why it is important to know “who invented calculus first”. Although I, too, would be furious if someone copied my work and claimed they invented something new.
30/08/2018
11:00 pm
Alexandra Rodriguez
I have never been a fan of math or physics at all, however the history behind them is so intriguing. The conflict between two highly intelligent people is always so interesting. While they used two different approached and ultimately verified each other’s work, they also argued over who was going to take the credit. They both deserve the credit, and the only reason Newton was able to say Leibniz plagiarized was because he had connections with the people making the judgment, which is never a battle won fairly.
09/09/2018
11:00 pm
Jocelyn Moreno
This article was very informative! I believed this article wasn’t going to be very interesting but in fact, it was. I’ve always known that calculus wasn’t created by one man but multiple, it’s nice to know the actual background of Calculus creation.
27/09/2018
11:00 pm
Carlos Vazquez
Calculus is only known by less than 1% of the entire world population and although I can’t say I belong to that one percent, this article was very informative. Given the importance of calculus, it can easily be seen why the argument over who created it is important. Although Newton was a world renown mathematician and could have easily taken all the credit, it is undeniable that the contributions of Leibniz were just as important.
28/01/2018
11:00 pm