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  1. Leibniz: A Universal Genius
    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German genius who excelled in philosophy, mathematics, law, history, and diplomacy in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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  2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - World History Encyclopedia

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  4. WEBNov 21, 2023 · Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1646 - 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. Leibniz made several notable contributions to the fields of philosophy and mathematics, along with...

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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born in Leipzig on 1 July 1646. His father was a professor of moral philosophy at Leipzig's university. The young Gottfried learnt from his father's library and taught himself Latin, his studies continued with spells at Leibniz, Jena, and Altdorf universities where, in 1666, he concluded with a doctorate in law.
    In the late 17th century, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Sir Isaac Newton worked individually in the field of mathematics. Each gentleman independently discovered the branch of mathematics known as infinitesimal calculus. Infinitesimal calculus focuses on limits, series, derivatives, and integrals.
    Leibniz is best known for his contributions to math, including infinitesimal calculus and the binary number system. Gottfried Leibniz learned a lot from his father's library, which had philosophical literature, and he helped him in getting his degrees in philosophy at a young age.
    Leibniz made some important contributions to the field of mathematics. He invented the binary system, perhaps his greatest contribution to mathematics. The binary, or base-2 system, is a way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1. For example, the number five is written as 0101 in the binary system.
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