The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for hundreds of years after its invention in the 17th century, it stood on a shaky ...
IN the second volume of his large treatise on the integral calculus, Mr. Edwards deals with multiple integrals, gamma functions, Dirichlet integrals, definite integrals in general, contour integration ...
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.
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