Isaac Barrow
Mathematician, Academic
1630 – 1677
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Who was Isaac Barrow?
Isaac Barrow was an English Christian theologian, and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for the discovery of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work centered on the properties of the tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. Isaac Newton was a student of Barrow's, and Newton went on to develop calculus in a modern form. The lunar crater Barrow is named after him.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1630
London - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Charterhouse School
- Employment
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- May 4, 1677
London
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on July 23, 2013
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