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Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Born July 1, 1646
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died November 14, 1716(1716-11-14) (aged 70)
Hanover, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Nationality German
Education Alte Nikolaischule ()
(1655–1661)
Alma mater
Era 17th-/18th-century philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Rationalism
Main interests
Mathematics, metaphysics, logic, theodicy, universal language
Notable ideas
Signature
Leibnitz signature.svg
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Theses
Doctoral advisor Bartholomäus Leonhard Schwendendörffer (Dr.jur. advisor)
Other academic advisors
Notable students Christian Wolff

Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (/ˈlbnɪts/;German: [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn ˈlaɪbnɪts] or [ˈlaɪpnɪts];French: Godefroi Guillaume Leibnitz; 1 July 1646 [O.S. 21 June] – November 14, 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.


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