TOK QUESTION

What do you think should be considered the discoverer of calculus?

There is controversy about the founder of calculus. People are divided on this issue;
Viewpoint 1:  Leibniz should not be considered the founder of calculus because the branch of
mathematics we now know by that name was first expressed by Isaac Newton, and only later
was it developed by Leibniz.
Viewpoint 2:  Leibniz should be considered the founder of calculus because he was the first
to publish his work in the field, his notation is essentially that of modern calculus, and his
version is that which was most widely disseminated.
Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician and scientist, and he was the first person who is
credited with developing calculus. But ı think The person who found the calculus is Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz. Because its real action belongs to Leibniz. Although finding the idea is
important for mathematics, the hard part is to prove-find it. Without Leibniz, modern calculus
would have a much different look. So I agree with the idea that Leibniz should be seen as the
founder of calculus.

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