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" a cruel irony, both Newton and Leibniz, the pioneers of calculus, died in excruciating pain while suffering from calculi—a bladder stone for Newton, a kidney stone for Leibniz. "

Steven H. Strogatz , Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe


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Steven H. Strogatz quote : a cruel irony, both Newton and Leibniz, the pioneers of calculus, died in excruciating pain while suffering from calculi—a bladder stone for Newton, a kidney stone for Leibniz.