# Who invented the calculus? - and other 17th century topics

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/who-invented-calculus-and-other-17th-century-topics)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The development of the calculus brought together two seemingly unrelated problems: how do things change, and how large are they? We develop the story from the early days of logarithms in Gresham College, to Newton's work on gravitation and the calculus, and ask: Did the apple really fall on Newton's head?

## Lectures

1. [Who invented the calculus? - and other 17th century topics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/who-invented-calculus-and-other-17th-century-topics/419c7120d890) (YouTube)