German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
He invented calculus at the same time as Newton — but his notation won. The binary system underlying every digital device? That too. Called the last universal genius before specialization carved up human knowledge, Leibniz moved through mathematics, philosophy, diplomacy, and library science with equal command.
Born in 1646, Leibniz scattered his mind across more territory than seemed possible: he developed differential and integral calculus independently of Newton (whose earlier work had circulated since 1668, though Leibniz's notation became the standard), devised the modern binary number system, pioneered mechanical calculators with the Leibniz wheel, and envisioned combinatorial topology in 1679. As a philosopher he stood among the great rationalists alongside Descartes and Spinoza, arguing that ours is the best possible world God could have made — a claim Voltaire later shredded in Candide. He w…
Sourced, dated quotes from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
It is an extremely useful thing to have knowledge of the true origins of memorable discoveries, especially those that have been found not by accident but by dint of meditation.
Thus there is nothing waste, nothing dead in the universe; no chaos, no confusions, save in appearence.
I have seen something of the project of M. de St. Pierre, for maintaining a perpetual peace in Europe.
When Sir A. Fountaine was at Berlin with Leibnitz in 1701, and at supper with the Queen of Prussia, she asked Leibnitz his opinion of Sir Isaac Newton.
TO LOVE is to find pleasure in the happiness of others.
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