https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39 Made with a curious mind en-us 2018-10-26 15:17:14 UTC 2026-03-06 22:06:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://png.icons8.com/metro/1600/calculator.png mallardk22 https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297439271 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in Leipzig, Germany. He died on November 14, 1716 at the age of 70 from gout.  He had 3 siblings Anna Catharina Leibniz, Anna Rosina, and Johann Friedrich Leibniz. His father is Friedrich Leibniz and his mother is Catharina Leibniz. He published books, but he was sadly never married.]]> 2018-10-26 15:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297439271 mallardk22 https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297440891 He taught himself Latin and Greek at the ripe age of 12. He was mostly self taught from his father's library, but he went to University of Leipzig at age 14 as a law student with a Bachelor’s Degree. He entered university study at the age of 15, and at age 17 he got his Master's Degree in Philosophy. He was considered a very intelligent person for how much stuff he had created and discovered on his own.]]> 2018-10-26 15:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297440891 mallardk22 https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297442622 He created the first mechanical calculator called “Stepped Reckoner” and it could do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. He also helped create modern day calculus and he is even credited with creating modern library science.  He also wrote a manuscript using the ∫  f (x) dx notation for the first time. Leibniz discovered the familiar d(xn) = nxn-1dx for both integral and fractional n. He also formulated the theory of monads and discovered binary numbers.]]> 2018-10-26 15:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297442622 mallardk22 https://padlet.com/mallardk22/g6k89l3s3x39/wish/297444628 Many things happened during the lifespan of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, but here is a small list of some things that occurred.

• Massachusetts threatens death penalty for anyone who says the Holy Bible is God’s word
• Netherlands and Spain signs temporary ceasefire
• King Charles The First surrenders in Scotland
• End of Ming Dynasty in China
• Thirty Years War ends and Germany’s population is half of what it was in 1618
• The English parliament called for the restoration of monarchy
• Charles The Second is crowned king in England
• The Great Plague and The Great Fire of London
• Pennsylvania is found in 1682
• Leibniz’s calculus is published
• Newcastle propositions 
• Bishops are abolished by the parliament
• English Civil War ends
• Alexander Marshall was painting with over 157 pieces in his portfolio

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