Was math discovered or invented ?

SquirrelGirl · 2018-04-29T07:16:12-05:00

Uncategorized - Was math discovered or invented ? (240 replies).

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Thespis · M

Discovered by many people over thousands of years. Issac Newton essentially found calculus, over an extended summer holiday. Probably the smartest man in history. Something that takes most people years to learn, he discovered in months.

SomeMichGuy · M

@Thespis YES! And try to solve the two-body problem with only his level of calculus...

This is why I go apoplectic when I hear parents throwing around "genius" as term for their child...most people have no idea what genius is, and Newton is an iconic example.