Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz(1646-1716)

http://www.ualberta.co/~nfriesen/582/enlight.htm

A presentation by Kati Radloff27.02.2003

radloff@inf.fu-berlin.de

Leibniz‘ Fields of InterestMathematics Physics

Philosophy

Leibniz‘ Father

-died, when Leibniz was six years of age.

- Leibniz‘ mother followed him a couple of years later

Nikolai-School

http://www.genetalogie.de/gallery/leib/leibhtml/leib1a.html

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.

The University of Altdorf

http://www.genetalogie.de/gallery/leib/leibhtml/leib2.html

Here, Leibniz graduated after 6 years of intense studying with a doctor‘s degree and a habilitation at the age of 20.

Leibniz was offered a place to work as professor, but refused to become politically active.

Leibniz‘ mathematical discoveries

http://www.awf.musin.de/comenius/4_3_tangent.html

Infinitesimal calculus

Determinant calculus

Binary System

Leibniz‘ mathematical discoveries

Infinitesimal calculus

Determinant calculus

Binary arithmetics

Mathematics Physics

Philosophy

Leibniz‘ Correspondences

http://www.awg.musin.de/comenius/4_4_correspondence_e.html

Among his 60000 pieces of writing are extensive correspondences, e.g. with mathematicians from China and Vietnam.

Leibniz‘ Intersubjectivity(1)

Infinitesimal calculus

Determinant calculus

Binary arithmetics

Binary machine

theodizee

Mathematics Physics

Philosophy

„One created everything out of nothing“

http;//pauillac.inria.fr/cidigbet/web.html

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.

Leibniz‘ Achievements

Infinitesimal calculus

Determinant calculus

Binary arithmetics

The term of „function“

monadology

Binary machine

Calculator

theodizee

Mathematics Physics

Philosophy

Relativity theory

Sentence of energy maintenance

Continuity principle

Binary Machine and Calculator

Binary machine

Calculator