It’s one of the more famous rivalries in history, and at the same time it’s one of the more obscure ones out there. Newton versus Leibniz, who was the first one to invent Calculus? These two damn-near medieval divas duelled it out way back when the grass was still green and the sky still blue.
Who won? Who cares, both of them are long since dead and the only people who still care enough to comment on the issue are people with a degree in subjects I know precious little about. Yeah, I admit, I’m a barbaric lout, but let’s be honest here… did you even know who Leibniz was?
Catch up on these two bickering bitties: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_and_Newton_calculus_controversy