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Outline of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz:

Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1 July 1646 [O.S. 21 June] – 14 November 1716); German polymath, philosopher logician, mathematician.[1] Developed differential and integral calculus at about the same time and independently of Isaac Newton. Leibniz earned his keep as a lawyer, diplomat, librarian, and genealogist for the House of Hanover, and contributed to diverse areas. His impact continues to reverberate, especially his original contributions in logic and binary representations.[2]

Achievements and contributions

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Devices

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Logic

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Mathematics

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Philosophy

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Physics

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Personal life

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Family

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Major works by Leibniz

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Manuscript archives and translations of Leibniz's works

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Journals focused on Leibniz studies

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Organizations named after Leibniz

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Prizes named after Leibniz

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Publications about Leibniz

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Maria Rosa Antognazza's 2009 Leibniz biography is a major recent resource.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rescher, N. (2003). On Leibniz, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh University Press.
  2. ^ Davis, M. (2011). The universal computer: The road from Leibniz to Turing, (AK Peters/CRC Press).
  3. ^ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
  4. ^ Antognazza, M. R. (2009). Leibniz: an intellectual biography, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, winner of the 2010 Pfizer Award)
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