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Jun 12, 2025 · Fundamentals
Why Did Newton Call Calculus ‘God’s Language’? The Story Behind the Equation
From a wartime interview where Feynman urged a novelist to learn calculus as the language of God, through Newton's plague‑ridden youth and his hidden use of infinitesimals, to the Leibniz‑Newton controversy and modern applications, this article traces how calculus became the indispensable tool of science and engineering.
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