Leibniz slides

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
(1646-1716)

2. Leibniz‘ Fields of Interest
Mathematics Physics
Philosophy

3. Leibniz‘ Father
-died, when Leibniz
was six years of
age.
- Leibniz‘ mother
followed him a
couple of years later

4. 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.

5. The University of Altdorf
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.

6. Leibniz‘ mathematical
discoveries
Infinitesimal calculus
Determinant
calculus
Binary System

7. Leibniz‘ mathematical
discoveries
Infinitesimal
calculus
Determinant
calculus
Binary
arithmetics
Mathematics Physics
Philosophy

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

9. Leibniz‘ Intersubjectivity(1)
Infinitesimal
calculus
Determinant
calculus
Binary
arithmetics
Binary
machine
Mathematics Physics
Philosophy

10. “One created everything out
of nothing“
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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.

11. 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

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