{"product_id":"calculus-wars-9781843440369","title":"Calculus Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose interested in a lucid  nontechnical account of the battle between Isaac Newton (16421727) and German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (16461716) over who invented calculus will welcome science writer and debut author Bardis cautionary tale. As early as 1665  Newton composed a manuscript detailing his method of calculus with examples  but after his unpleasant experience with a 1672 paper on optics that aroused the ire of Robert Hooke  an eminent member of the Royal Society who accused the younger man of plagiarism  Newton became shy of publishing.  Between 1672 and 1676  Leibniz independently discovered calculus  using notation that has since become standard. When Leibniz published his results  Newtons allies rushed to discredit Leibniz in what developed  in Bardis words  into \"the greatest intellectual property debate of all time.\" While a few personal asides might better have been put in the preface  Bardi provides a timeless lesson about human pride as he describes the series of misunderstandings and miscommunications that led to the clash between these two great minds  \"perhaps the greatest of their day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929716195381,"sku":"ByrdShop_1843440369","price":100.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781843440369.jpg?v=1794199299","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/calculus-wars-9781843440369","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}