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History and contribution of Rene Descartes​

Answer 1

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Apart from his work in philosophy, Descartes was a leading mathematician and scientist. He invented the Cartesian coordinate system, developed analytic geometry and laid the foundation for the development of calculus. He also did groundbreaking work in physics most prominently in the field of optics.

Answer 2

Breif History

René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who invented analytic geometry, linking the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra. Wikipedia

Born: 31 March 1596, Descartes, France

Died: 11 February 1650, Stockholm, Sweden

Nationality: French

Influenced: John Locke, Isaac Newton, Baruch Spinoza,  

Education: University of Poitiers (1614–1616), Prytanée National Militaire De La Flèche, Leiden University, University of Franeker

Contribution in Maths

Although analytic geometry was far and away Descartes’ most important contribution to mathematics, he also: developed a “rule of signs” technique for determining the number of positive or negative real roots of a polynomial; “invented” (or at least popularized) the superscript notation for showing powers or exponents

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