[SeanOGuano]

I was taught that Sir Issac Newton developed Calculus.

[ClearCase_guy]

Apparently, the Egyptians got there before Isaac. He did say, you know: "If I have seen further than other men, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of Egyptians." Or something like that.

I think it's interesting that the ancient Egyptians spoke Latin. Naming "aha calculus" after a pharoah is cool, but "calculus"?

calculus (1666), from L. calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used in counting," dim. of calx (gen. calcis) "limestone." Modern mathematical sense is a shortening of differential calculus.

Those Egyptians were waaaaaay ahead of their time.

[r9etb]

I was taught that Sir Issac Newton developed Calculus.

So did Leibnitz, at exactly the same time. Neither knew of the other's work.

There is some evidence that ancient Greek mathematicians may also have come up with the rudiments of calculus, but annoyances like political unrest, conquests, and the unfortunate death of Archimedes put an end to it.

[Andonius_99]

no, it was the Egyptians...you can tell tehy discovered it because of what they called it - they said "Aha! Calculus!"