2007-12-21 07:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by luvpurple 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz independently developed calculus around the turn of the 18th century. At the time, each man accused the other of plagiarism, but it was determined a century later that Newton had started with differentiation and Leibniz with integration; the work was truly independent. The terminology and notation we use today is primarily that of Leibniz.
Some other work was done independently in Japan a little earlier than Newton's and Leibniz's work, but was overtaken by the European research.
2007-12-21 07:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Depends on who you talk to. Leibniz and Newton pulled many older ideas and theorems together into a coherent whole and they are usually credited with the independent and nearly simultaneous invention of calculus.
Newton was the first to apply calculus to general physics and Leibniz developed much of the notation used in calculus today.
Newton derived his results first, but Leibniz published first. Newton claimed Leibniz stole ideas from his unpublished notes. Leibniz, however, gave the new mathematical discipline its name of "calculus."
2007-12-21 07:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by Charles M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A better word than creator is discoverer. Newton and Liebnitz share honor of discovery.
2007-12-21 07:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
His name was Cal Culus... Just kidding! Actually, Newton is credited with inventing calculus.
2007-12-21 07:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Newton and leibinz independetly at around the same time period
2007-12-21 07:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sir Isaac Newton,did u know he was a nerd and a VIRGIN meaning he never got laid and died at 76.
2007-12-21 07:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋