How Did Isaac Newton Contribute To The Discovery Of Calculus?

From the early evidence of counting to the introduction of the decimal system and algebraic calculations, mathematics has significantly evolved overtime and has become one of the most important fields of study. Although, there have been many mathematical discoveries that have influenced our way of thinking, perhaps, the invention of Calculus should be considered one of the greatest achievements of mankind (Allen, page 1). The discovery of calculus has been a major time point in history. It has solved many mathematical problems as well as contributing to other scientific areas such as physics, electricity, and engineering. Calculus can be attributed to two famous scholars – Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz. Newton’s contributions
His father, whose name was also Isaac Newton, was a yeoman or freeholder of small land estates. Isaac was born premature but he still did not get to meet his father because his father died three months before he was born. His mother Hannah Ayscough did not want to raise him alone and remarried Barnabas Smith a wealthy reverend. At this time Isaac was left in the care of his grandmother Margery Ayscough at Woolsthorpe, where he was treated as an orphan. His mother had a son and two daughters with the reverend before he passed away and Isaac was allowed to join his mother. This strained his relationship with his mother and contributed to Isaac’s unhappy childhood. Isaac attended the King’s School in Grantham, where he showed little promise in academic work. His school reports described him as idle and inattentive and his mother decided that Isaac would manage her affairs and her estate. The time spent on the farm showed Isaac had no interest in farming and his teacher Henry Stokes, persuaded his mother to let him finish school. Isaac became a top ranked student and built sundials and windmills. On June 5, 1661 he attended Trinity College in Cambridge on the recommendation of his