The Calculus Wars : Newton, Leibniz, and the Greatest Mathematical Clash of All Time (Paperback)

from markleon

This is an interesting story that could have used a better author. The description could have used a lot more anchoring in the chronology. It was very hard to follow what was happening when. There were even a few typos in dates as well as grammar.

from BrianHostad

Interesting review of the lives of Newton and Leibniz, but talk about a calculus war is overstating it somewhat. It only really happened towards the end of Leibniz's life so that it only takes up a relatively small portion near the end of the book. Unfortunately, it is obviously written by an Ame...

from NielsenGW

One can tell that Sardi is a scientist first and a writer second. While the "war" between Liebniz and Newton over who invented calculus was interesting nonetheless, the sequencing was erratic and the ham-handed segues were glaringly obvious. The reader will have to play attention when Sardi goes ...

from LMHTWB

The Calculus Wars is the history of the dispute between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, concerning the invention of calculus. The dispute itself occurred some 20 years after Leibniz first published a paper on calculus, which in turn, was some years after Newton invented his version of cal...

from joanneb

This is the story of the two genius scientists who, among numerous other achievements and interests, independently invent calculus. When followers of Newton publicly accuse Leibniz of plagiarism, courtesy, objectivity, and justice is replaced by pride, politics, and emotion. In the chapters leadi...