The Life and Works of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath and philosopher who occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy, having developed differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton. Leibniz's notation has been widely used ever since it was published. It was only in the 20th century that his Law of Continuity and Transcendental Law of Homogeneity found mathematical implementation (by means of non-standard analysis). He became one of the most prolific inventors in the field of mechanical calculators. While working on adding automatic multiplication and division to Pascal's calculator, he was the first to describe a pinwheel calculator in 1685 and invented the Leibniz wheel, used in the arithmometer, the first mass-produced mechanical calculator. He also refined the binary number system, which is the foundation of virtually all digital computers. (from wikipedia.org)
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| Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - wikipedia Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath and philosopher who occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy, having developed differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton. |
| The Birth of the Calculus Two men independently discovered and formulated methods for the Calculus, Newton in England and Leibniz in Paris. |
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| Life of Godfrey Wilhelm von Leibnitz By John M. Mackie. Published in 1845. Topics: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Publisher: Boston, Gould, Kendall and Lincoln. Book Contributor: The Library of Congress. |
| Discourse on Metaphysics By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by George R. Montgomery. The text of this work is in the "Public Domain" in Australia. |
| Discourse on Metaphysics, Correspondence with Arnauld and Monadology By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by George R. Montgomery. Published in 1908. Topics: Metaphysics. Publisher Chicago: The Open Court Pub. Co. Book Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. |
| Discourse on Metaphysics, Correspondence with Arnauld and Monadology By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by George R. Montgomery. Published in 1918. Topics: Monadology, Metaphysics. Publisher: Chicago, Open Court. Book Contributor: Cornell University Library. |
| New Essays Concerning Human Understands By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by Alfred Gideon Langley. Published in 1896. Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. Book Contributor: The Library of Congress. |
| New Essays Concerning Human Understands By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by Alfred Gideon Langley. Published in 1916. Publisher: Chicago : Open Court. Book Contributor: Harold B. Lee Library. |
| The Monadology By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by Robert Latta. The text of this work is in the "Public Domain" in Australia. |
| The Monadology and Other Philosophical Writings By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by Robert Latta. Published in 1898. Publisher: Oxford University Press, C. Cumberlege. Book Contributor: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University. |
| The Philosophical Works of Leibniz By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by George Martin Duncan. Published in 1890. Publisher: New Haven : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. Book Contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto. |
| The Philosophical Works of Leibniz By Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Translated by George Martin Duncan. Published in 1908. Publisher: New Haven : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. Book Contributor: Cornell University Library. |