Calculus is a critical part of mathematics that’s about change and motion. It was invented independently by two men: Sir Isaac Newton in England and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in Germany, during the late 17th century.
Newton started his work on calculus in 1666 but didn’t share his full ideas until 1693. That means it took him 27 years to complete his work. On the other hand, Leibniz began his work in 1674 and published it between 1684 and 1687, which took him roughly 3 to 13 years.
There was a dispute about who was the actual inventor, but most people today agree that both Newton and Leibniz independently invented calculus. They didn’t know about each other’s work, yet they both had similar ideas. So, in answering the question, Newton and Leibniz are considered the inventors of calculus.
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