Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz(1646-1716)
http//www.ualberta.co/nfriesen/582/enlight.htm
A presentation by Kati Radloff 27.02.2003 radlo
ff_at_inf.fu-berlin.de
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Leibniz Fields of Interest
Mathematics
Physics
Philosophy
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Leibniz Father

• died, when Leibniz was six years of age.
• Leibniz mother followed him a couple of years
  later

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Nikolai-School
Leibniz taught himself Latin at the age of 8. He
graduated from this high school at 14 years of
age as one of the best students. He then
attended the philosophical and juridical faculty
of the University of Altdorf.
http//www.genetalogie.de/gallery/leib/leibhtml/le
ib1a.html
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The University of Altdorf
Here, Leibniz graduated after 6 years of intense
studying with a doctors degree and a
habilitation at the age of 20.
http//www.genetalogie.de/gallery/leib/leibhtml/le
ib2.html
Leibniz was offered a place to work as professor,
but refused to become politically active.
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Leibniz mathematical discoveries
http//www.awf.musin.de/comenius/4_3_tangent.html
Infinitesimal calculus
Determinant calculus
Binary System
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Leibniz mathematical discoveries
Mathematics
Physics
Infinitesimal calculus
Determinant calculus
Binary arithmetics
Philosophy
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Leibniz Correspondences
Among his 60000 pieces of writing are extensive
correspondences, e.g. with mathematicians from
China and Vietnam.
http//www.awg.musin.de/comenius/4_4_correspondenc
e_e.html
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Leibniz Intersubjectivity(1)
Mathematics
Physics
Infinitesimal calculus
Binary machine
Determinant calculus
Binary arithmetics
theodizee
Philosophy
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One created everything out of nothing
Just as the whole of mathematics was constructed
from 0 and 1, so the whole universe was generated
of the pure being of God and nothingness.
http//pauillac.inria.fr/cidigbet/web.html
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Leibniz Achievements
Mathematics
Physics
Infinitesimal calculus
Relativity theory
Binary machine
Determinant calculus
Sentence of energy maintenance
Calculator
Binary arithmetics
Continuity principle
The term of function
theodizee
monadology
Philosophy
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Binary Machine and Calculator
Binary machine
Calculator