René Descartes Over the course of approximately sixty years, René Descartes set a precedent for mathematic excellence in the fields of algebra, geometry, and calculus. His findings lay the foundation for modern math and became a “turning point between medieval and modern mathematics.2” The product of these findings was a mixture of mathematics and science that would later be created by Newton and Leibniz. This new form of mathematics would become known as Calculus. René …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…http://www.mnsfld.edu/~rwalker/Descartes.html Descartes, R. 15 Jan. 2001. http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/temh3010.htm “Descartes, René.” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2000. 15 Jan. 2001. http://encarta.msn.com Quotations by René Descartes. Feb. 2000. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland. 15 Jan. 2001. http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Quotations/Descartes.html René Descartes. School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin. 15 Jan. 2001. http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Descartes/RouseBall/RB_Descartes.html